NGCP to complete Ormoc-Babatngon transmission this year

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines ( NGCP) is targeting to complete within the year a major transmission facility as part of its efforts to support the recovery of Eastern Visayas, which is “still reeling from several strong typhoons.”

This facility is the 2nd line of the Ormoc- Babatngon 138- kilovolt ( kV) line in Leyte. The project involves the construction of an overhead transmission line spanning almost 80 kilometers, and installation of necessary upgrade equipment at the Ormoc and Babatngon Substations.

The said line will be the corridor that will transmit the power supply from the geothermal plants in Leyte to Samar Island, further highlighting the importance of the project’s on-time completion.

“This line reinforcement will also increase the reliability of power transmission to Samar, which has no internal generation facility within the island, and is heavily dependent on the supply coming from Leyte,” NGCP said.

Leyte II Electric Cooperative (LEYECO II), which distributes power to Tacloban will be the main customer to benefit from this project.

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 Corporation led by Robert Coyiuto Jr., and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) as technical partner. (MBM)