Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- May 22, 2019 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Manila
Electric Co. (Meralco) launched its new Cavite substation to support the
province’s robust and growing economy.
In a statement yesterday, Meralco
said it inaugurated its new substation in partnership with property developer
Property Company of Friends Inc. (Pro-Friends).
The facility will accommodate the
increasing electricity requirements of Lancaster New City in General Trias,
Cavite and nearby communities.
“This new facility is a testament to
Meralco’s relentless pursuit to continuously improve our service to customers
through the use of innovative technology. Likewise, this project will improve
the system reliability and will provide better flexibility during
contingencies,” Meralco deputy CEO Ray Espinosa said.
“We thank Pro-Friends for their
partnership in this endeavor aimed to support residents of Lancaster New City,
as well as Caviteños in nearby cities and municipalities,” he said.
Situated on a 5,400-square meter lot
donated by Pro-Friends, the 115kV-34.5kV outdoor substation in Lancaster New
City is a state-of-the-art facility that can function unmanned.
It is equipped with supervisory
control and data acquisition (SCADA) as well as devices and remotely-controlled
distribution feeders and line reclosers.
Aside from addressing critical
loading of Cavite power transformers, the new substation will also provide switching
flexibility in case of outages, translating to fewer and shorter duration power
interruptions, benefitting residential, commercial and industrial electricity
customers, most especially those in Lancaster New City and the Cavite Economic
Zone.
“Meralco and Pro-Friends are similar in the
sense that service excellence is one of the key pillars that drive our
enterprises to go the extra mile. This substation will fulfill energy
requirements primarily of Lancaster New City (LNC) and also cater to nearby
communities surrounding LNC,” Pro-Friends president Guillermo Choa said.
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