NGCP’s new transmission line to benefit 59m users
By Alena Mae S. Flores – July 12, 2024, 9:20 pm
from manilastandard.net
HERMOSA, Bataan—The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Friday some 59 million households and other power consumers would benefit from the completion of the Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose Transmission Line which would further secure and stabilize the power transmission services in Luzon.
“This critical backbone provides a new high voltage link capable of transmitting a total of 8,000 MW of power from power plants in Bataan and Zambales,” NGCP president Anthony Almeda said during the inauguration and energization at full capacity of the landmark project.
Almeda described the project as a “ critical component in ensuring the reliability and sustainability of our power grid.”
“The line is ready to serve and benefit the 59 million and other power consumers in Luzon,” he said.
Almeda also thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was present during the event, for his commitment to improving the nation’s infrastructure, which served as the driving force behind the completion of some NGCP big-ticket projects in the past 12 months.
Among these big-ticket projects were the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection, the Cebu-Negros-Panay 230kV Interconnection, and today’s full energization of the Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500kV line.
NGCP assured the government of its continued support to boost the economy.
“Commitment to excellence has always been part of NGCP’s DNA, and we will continue to strive harder, along with the support of our national government, in bringing better service for all Filipinos,” Almeda said.
The President said the recently-completed transmission project attests to the power of collaboration between the public and the private sectors towards a stable, reliable, and resilient power supply for the country.
“It will also help in the administration’s thrust to transition to renewable energy to mitigate the impact of geopolitical uncertainties and of course, the effects of climate change. So, I direct the DOE and the NGCP to complete the almost seventy transmission projects on time as indicated in our Transmission Development Plan, particularly the Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection Project and the Northern Luzon 230-kiloVolt Loop. And this way, we can meet our increasing energy demand, encourage technological advancements, and produce more employment opportunities for our people,” Marcos said
The Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500kV project is a major component in NGCP’s planned Western Luzon 500kV transmission backbone, which is integral to the company’s long-term vision of a resilient and efficient power grid that is capable of meeting the country’s growing energy demands.
The project, with a cost of P20.94 billion, includes 395 transmission towers, 275.6 circuit kilometers of overhead lines, two new substations and 2,000 megaVolt amperes (MVA) of substation capacity.
