By
VG Cabuag - May
18, 2017
DMCI Power Corp., the
off-grid energy player, said it has helped avert power outages in Masbate after
it installed new spare parts in its power facility.
The company said in
partnership with the Masbate Electric Cooperative, it replaced reclosers
in the distribution line feeders located in PV Corpuz, Magsaysay, Buenavista
and Mobo in the province of Masbate.
A recloser is a circuit
breaker that automatically switches off power in a distribution line segment or
section during power overload or line faults. It limits the impact of an outage
by isolating the faulted section from the rest of the distribution system,
effectively curtailing a domino-effect of power-line interruptions.
As a result of the
installation, power-supply interruption due to line faults has decreased
significantly in the Maselco service area, the company said.
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Based on technical
reports, around 47 line trippings were contained and isolated in the PV Corpuz
feeder segments since March 31, while around 20 line trippings were
reported in Magsaysay, Buenavista and Mobo since the installation on April 12
and April 28.
“The improvement of the
distribution system will greatly minimize the negative effects of line faults
and will ultimately benefit the end-users,” DPC president Nestor Dadivas said.
“We are working
together with Maselco in conducting further segment studies to identify other
key areas in the distribution lines to improve power- supply reliability in the
province,” he said.
DMCI Power has a
15-year power supply agreement with Maselco and is one of the major off-grid
power producers in the Philippines.
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