DOE wants grid impact study finished in 60 days

By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 27, 2023, 7:50 pm
from manilastandard.net

The Department of Energy underscored the need to implement the 60-day completion of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ system impact study providers to fast track the development of power generation projects.

“That’s why the ES (Executive Secretary) as chair has scheduled for the next meeting of the EVOSS (Energy Virtual One Stop Shop) steering committee to deal with this issue on the system impact study,” Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said.

“The executive secretary is chairing this one so by the next meeting, we will be looking at how the transmission concessionaire, NGCP is going to specify the 60-day requirement for approval of just the SIS,” Lotilla said.

Lotilla said there were complaints of 1.5 to two-year delays in the SIS.

Power generation companies apply with the DOE for clearance to undertake SIS to determine their project’s impact on the grid. Once endorsed by the DOE, the NGCP and the SIS provider undertake the study to determine the impact of the power projects to the grid.

“These are the things that we want to be able to address, so that RE developers will be able to focus on the roll-out of their projects,” Lotilla said.

Lotilla said NGCP explained that of those who applied for a system impact study, less than 50 percent actually carry out their projects.