Published
June 15, 2017, 10:01 PM
The National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently awarded to First Balfour, Inc.
the contract to construct the P1.699-billion Hermosa-San Jose 500-kiloVolt
transmission line project.
The contract, which is
the first partnership between NGCP and First Balfour, calls for the
construction of an additional network of transmission line towers in Bulacan,
Pampanga and Bataan as part of NGCP’s Luzon 500kV Backbone.
NGCP is undertaking a
number of new backbone projects to assure the long-term adequacy and
reliability of connection between the NGCP grid and power plants that will go
online in the future.
The First Balfour
contract for the Hermosa-San Jose 500-kV transmission line project calls for
the construction of 230 steel towers over an 83-kilometer stretch between the
New Hermosa 500-kV substation in Hermosa, Bataan; and the San Jose substation
in San Jose, Bulacan.
The Hermosa-San Jose
project, which is targeted for completion within 18 months, aims to meet the
transmission requirements of Metro Manila and Central Luzon.
First Balfour, a Lopez
Group company, is one of the country’s leading contractors in the power and
energy construction market, wherein it has built power plants, transmission
lines, and substations around the country. Over the past 48 years, it likewise
has played a role in building other infrastructures, such as roads, bridges,
and expressways; along with hospitals, schools, and industrial facilities.
NGCP, a privately-owned
corporation, is in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the
country’s electricity superhighway. NGCP envisions building the strongest power
grid and maintaining the best power utility practice in Southeast Asia, with
the collective efforts of a world-class professional work force. The NGCP
consortium is comprised of Monte Oro Grid Resources Corp. led by Henry Sy Jr.;
Calaca High Power Corporation led by Robert Coyiuto Jr.; and the State Grid
Corporation of China as technical partner.
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