Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star)
- August 26, 2019 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — State-owned
National Power Corp. (Napocor) awarded nearly P1.3 billion worth of
transmission and substation projects in Palawan, Mindoro, Marinduque and
Catanduanes to improve the delivery of power services in these areas.
Napocor said it received the nod
from the National Power Board for the award of various transmission and
substation project contracts in the provinces of Palawan, Mindoro, Marinduque
and Catanduanes amounting to P1.29 billion.
“These projects will secure a more
reliable and resilient transmission system to the provinces we serve. In the
long run, it can also help our partner electric cooperatives in reducing their
systems loss,” Napocor president and CEO Pio Benavidez said.
The supply and installation of the
Roxas to Taytay 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in Palawan which comes in
two work packages was awarded to SL Development Construction Corp. (SLDCC) and
DM Consunji Inc. after successful public bidding.
Package 1 will cover 36 circuit
kilometers from the Roxas substation to Alimanguan, while Package 2 will cover
34 circuit kilometers from Alimanguan to Napocor’s substation in Taytay.
Napocor also awarded the contract
for the rehabilitation of the 53-kilometer Minolo to Mamburao 69-kV
transmission line to Hansei Corp. The rehabilitation works include replacing
wooden poles with steel and concrete.
The contract for the construction of
another 10 MVA substation in Mogpog and rehabilitation and transfer of the
existing 10 MVA substation in Boac to Mogpog in Marinduque were likewise
awarded to Power Dimension Inc.
Napocor said that the completion of
the projects would ensure the safe and reliable transmission of power from Boac
to Torrijos load-end substation.
In improving the transmission system
of Catanduanes, Napocor awarded another contract to SLDCC for the construction
of 5 MVA substation in San Miguel.
Apart from the said provinces,
Napocor also operates and maintains the transmission system in Masbate. This is
as mandated by EPIRA that the corporation provide associated power delivery
systems in areas not connected to the main transmission grid.
In pursuit of the same mandate,
Napocor also operates 276 Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) power plants in
195 municipalities across 34 provinces in the country.
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