Bohol transmission lines fully restored

BY LENIE LECTURA – JANUARY 20, 2022
from Business Mirror

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed the restoration of 69 kiloVolt (kV) transmission lines in Bohol affected by Typhoon Odette.

The grid operator said Thursday that it has completed the Ubay-Trinidad-Carmen 69kV line serving the franchise areas of Bohol I Electric Cooperative Inc. (Boheco I) and Boheco II. The said line was restored last January 18, 13 days ahead of its target schedule. The NGCP is working on restoring the two remaining 138kV lines in the province to establish connection to the grid and serve as internal backbone.

Aside from the Ubay-Trinidad-Carmen 69kV line, NGCP also restored the Cebu-Colon 138kV Line 2 last January 17 and Colon-Calongcalong 138kV Line 1 last January 18. All 138kV lines in Cebu have now been restored. All distribution utilities in the province are already energized as of December 25 last year.

At the height of restoration activities, the company deployed more than a thousand personnel composed of linemen, engineers and other support personnel to simultaneously expedite the restoration of transmission services in all affected areas.

As of today, actual loading of power in Bohol is at 26 percent while Cebu is at 73 percent. For Negros and Leyte, loading is at 95 percent and 91 percent, respectively; while for Samar and Panay, loading is already at 100 percent. These figures represent the current amount of consumption or drawdown of power monitored by NGCP’s System Operations team compared to the normal, pre-typhoon level.

“We are continuously working on the restoration of the remaining affected transmission lines at the soonest possible time,” NGCP said. “We are coordinating with relevant internal and external groups to expedite all our activities, as well as ensure the safety of our deployed personnel.”

The NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders and Vice Chairman of the Board Henry Sy, Jr. and Co-Vice Chairman Robert Coyiuto Jr.