NGCP continues expansion project

CEBU, Philippines - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines is still undertaking the Compostela Substation Expansion Project in Cebu after its completion was delayed by over a month now.

Elmer Cruz, NGCP Visayas Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer, told The Freeman yesterday that the completion of the project was delayed as some activities were put on hold prior to the recently concluded national and local elections.

Cruz said that this was done in order to ensure uninterrupted power delivery one week before and one week after the said elections.

Cruz said that as of yesterday, they are still getting details from their technical officers as to when will be the project will be completed.

This expansion project is made in order to keep up with the rapid growth of power demand in Visayas.

Under this P221.5 million project, a 150-megavolt ampere (MVA) transformer, power circuit breakers, and accessories will be installed at the Compostela substation.

The increase in substation capacity is seen to gird up the Leyte-Cebu 230-kilovolt Interconnection System linked to the Visayas Transmission Backbone.

Bulk of the power transmitted from the Leyte Geothermal Plants pass through the Compostela Substation and is then delivered to the Cebu, Negros, and Panay sub-grids.

All major islands in Visayas are connected to the power grid, with Cebu recording the highest power consumption.

The highest recorded power demand in Cebu is at 680 MgW.

NGCP is a privately-owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid by transmitting electricity through “power superhighways” which include the interconnected system of transmission lines and towers, substations, and related assets.  (FREEMAN)