THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Friday said it has completed the P1.9-billion Bohol Backbone Transmission Project (BBTP).
The project aims to accommodate load growth and address low-voltage limitations, improve the system reliability and operational flexibility, and extend service to previously unelectrified areas in Bohol.
The project involves the installation and construction of 92.27 circuit kilometers of 138-kiloVolt (kV) overhead transmission lines from Ubay to Corella, and 9 circuit
kilometers of 69-kV transmission lines from Corella to Cortes, utilizing steel tower and steel pole structures, respectively.
Also part of the project include the expansion of the Ubay Substation and the construction of a new 100-megavolt ampere (MVA) substation in Corella.
NGCP President and CEO Henry Sy Jr. said the project is one of the company’s flagship projects in the Visayas.
“This project is for our customers in Bohol and the whole [of] Visayas. A stronger and more reliable power grid is necessary to efficiently and safely transmit electricity from the power plants to the local distribution utilities, down to the household consumers,” Sy said.
“We will not stop here. We will reinforce the high-voltage transmission backbone in more areas throughout the country to ensure that the power grid remains secure and reliable,” he added. By completing this project, NGCP continues to fully transmit the electricity produced by power generators in Bohol, and is prepared for
future growth.
NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country’s power grid. It transmits high-voltage electricity through “power superhighways” that include the interconnected system of transmission lines, towers, substations and related assets.
The consortium, which holds the 25-year concession contract to operate the country’s power-transmission network, is comprised of Monte Oro Grid Resources Corp., led by Henry Sy Jr., Calaca High Power Corp., led by Robert Coyiuto Jr., and the State Grid Corp. of China as technical partner. NGCP’s concession contract is for the operation and maintenance of the power-transmission facilities. The Philippine government still wholly owns these assets.