NGCP to donate P1 billion to anti-Covid drive
By Lenie Lectura -March 31, 2020
from Business Mirror
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will donate P1 billion to support the country’s medical staff.
In a letter sent to President Duterte, NGCP president Anthony Almeda said the board of directors, particularly major stockholders Henry Sy Jr., Robert Coyiuto Jr., and the State Grid of China Corporation (SGCC), has decided to donate P1,000,000,000 “to aid our medical frontliners to support the President’s efforts to combat the outbreak of Covid-19 in the Philippines.”
Of the amount, P500 million will be donated in the form of goods and medical equipment and the remaining half in cash, for allocation to other Covid-19 response purposes.
“NGCP will be coordinating with your team on the turnover of our donation. We will also continue to look for opportunities to support the government in battling this pandemic,” said Almeda.
The NGCP is conducting regular sanitation of all workplaces, temperature checks prior to entry in its offices, and providing alcohol/hand sanitizers in all facilities’ points of entry.
“Sanitation of frequently touched surfaces like doorknobs, elevator buttons and light switches will be done every hour, while surfaces like walls, doors, floors and ceilings will be sanitized after office hours. All work tools, including keyboards and telephones, meeting rooms, hallways and pantries, will be cleaned and sanitized after office hours,” it said.
To mitigate further the impact of the disease on project deadlines and its overall effect on power transmission operations, the NGCP cited a contingency plan that includes the use of existing NGCP equipment in stock and resort to other suppliers not affected by Covid-19.
NGCP is also evaluating the implementation of the following additional measures: maintenance rescheduling, except for Grid Operating and Maintenance Program (GOMP); isolation of entrance to control centers, substations and backup control centers; and provision of transportation, board and lodging for dispatchers and substation engineers.
