NGCP to complete Ormoc-Maasin transmission line project in 2014

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) expects to complete the P509.36 million Ormoc-Maasin 138-kilovolt transmission line project in the first quarter of 2014, the company said Monday.

 

The project will reinforce the existing 138 kV line from Ormoc, Leyte to Maasin, Southern Leyte by stringing another circuit—a 113.97-kilometer line—into the facility. The project is designed to improve the reliability of the Visayan grid.

 

The additional circuit is vital or else Southern Leyte and Bohol would be cut-off from the grid once the Ormoc-Maasin line loses power due to an outage, according to NGCP.

 

“Improvement of the Visayas Grid is critical to the continuity of our power service delivery,” National Grid spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said.

 

“For us to be able to fully dispatch the available supply and meet the growing demands of the Visayas, we need to invest in strengthening our line and reinforcing our Ormoc-Maasin 138-kV line is one step towards that,” she added. — VS, GMA News