By
Lenie Lectura - January 18, 2018
THE National
Power Corp. (Napocor) has completed the rehabilitation of
the 46.59-kilometer Mobo-Aroroy 69 kilovolt transmission line.
“The rehabilitation
project allowed the replacement of old wooden poles with concrete and steel to
make the transmission line more resilient against typhoons and other
disasters,” Napocor President Pio J. Benavidez said.
At the same time,
Napocor completed the construction of the 3.17-km extension project of the
transmission line. The extension project connected the transmission line to
Masbate Electric Cooperative’s (Maselco) 5-MVA substation in Barangay Bangon,
Aroroy.
With these, residents
of the province of Masbate can expect a better power dispatch. More
important, these projects will help reduce Maselco’s power outages and
systems losses. Maselco services 71,000 households in the island province.
The rehabilitation and
extension cost P151 million. Funds were sourced from the national
government’s special allotment release order in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
“The energization of
the transmission is a breakthrough, as it has been stalled for long years due
to right-of-way issues,” Benavidez said.
As mandated by Republic
Act 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, Napocor performs
missionary electrification through its Small Power Utilities Group and provides
associated power-delivery systems in areas not connected to the main
transmission grid.
For this, Napocor
operates and manages transmission systems for the island provinces of Palawan,
Occidental Mindaoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Catanduanes and Masbate.
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