Quake-damaged Kidapawan Substation restored by NGCP

By Lenie Lectura -November 13, 2019
from Business Mirror

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) restored earthquake-damaged Kidapawan Substation last Sunday, seven days ahead of schedule.

With this, the substation can now fully accommodate power from Mount Apo Geothermal Power Plant (MAGPP) to the Mindanao grid once it goes online.

The Kidapawan Substation earlier suffered damage to its high-voltage substation equipment and control-room facilities due to the 6.7-magnitude earthquake in Tulunan, Cotabato, last October 31.

Despite the damage to facilities, supply of power to electricity consumers in the area was uninterrupted as NGCP was able to shift and transfer power supply through its Tacurong Substation.

“We are pleased to report that with the collective efforts of our Mindanao personnel and additional line crews from Visayas and South Luzon, we were able to energize Kidapawan Substation and Kidapawan-Matanao 138kV Line 1 and 2 one week ahead of schedule. Our customers can be assured that we will continue monitoring the situation in the area,” said the grid operator.

NGCP defers to the Department of Energy (DOE) on the status of generation, sub-transmission lines owned by the electric cooperatives and distribution lines.

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