By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated May 27, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - More
transmission facilities were upgraded by the National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines (NGCP) to provide stable power supply in La Union province.
NGCP said it recently overhauled and
strengthened two transmission lines, the Bauang – Bacnotan and Bacnotan-San
Esteban 230 kV lines in La Union.
The grid operator said Northern
Luzon customers are expected to have a stable, more reliable network of
transmission facilities.
The upgrade, implemented in the
traversed areas of Bitalag, Calautit, and Narra in Bacnotan, La Union, involves
the replacement of wood poles to steel structures including 11 towers.
“The wood poles NGCP replaced,
totalling 75 structures, were all second hand and constructed in the late
1990s, back when the transmission business was still handled by the
government,” NGCP said.
“With the new structures, we
can now retire these wood poles. We are now focused on how we can further
enhance the grid not only for our Northern Luzon customers, but for every
customer connected to the power grid,” it said.
The latest system upgrade is part of
the Bacnotan Tap-Bacnotan Substation transmission project.
Earlier, NGCP energized and
commissioned a new 100-MVA power transformer in its Tuguegarao Substation,
which will benefit customers from Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, and Apayao
provinces.
NGCP is a privately owned
corporation in charge of the country’s power grid.
The consortium, which holds the
25-year concession contract to operate the country’s power transmission
network, comprised of Monte Oro Grid Resources Corp. led by Henry Sy Jr.,
Calaca High Power Corp. led by Robert Coyiuto Jr., and the State Grid Corp. of
China (SGCC) as technical partner.
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