New NGCP power substation starts operation

by Nonoy E. Lacson September 2, 2016

http://www.mb.com.ph/new-ngcp-power-substation-starts-operation/

Zamboanga City – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has energized  the  Opol Sub-station in Misamis Oriental,  which will  cater to the power needs of Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City.

Regional Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer – North Mindanao Beth A. Ladaga said that the Misamis Oriental I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MORESCO I) and Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO) will be the main benefactors of the completed substation.

Ladaga said the facility will also address load growth in the area, which increased since the opening of the Laguindingan Airport in CDO in 2013.

“With the newly-installed 75-MegaVolt Ampere (MVA) transformer, the Opol Substation is  now compliant with the N-1 requirement of the Philippine Grid Code, which is the ability of the grid to withstand a major system disturbance through a back-up equipment to prevent outage when other facilities are not available or on scheduled shutdown,” Ladaga explained.

She added that the new substation “will ensure improved power quality by addressing possible low voltage that may be experienced by customers in the area. The substation is strategically placed in the middle of Lugait Sub-station and Tagoloan Substation to ease their loads.”

Apart from the Opol Sub-station, NGCP is also currently working on other projects, such as the Mindanao 230-kV Transmission Backbone Project which serves to provide an additional and stronger power corridor for the current and upcoming power plants in the northern and southern parts of the island, she added.

“We are committed to effect positive change in Mindanao, and the completion of the upgrades on the Opol Substation is a step closer to our goal of providing not only sufficient, but high quality power transmission services for the region,” the NGCP spokesman said.