Philippines: NGCP continues power grid modernization in the country

Philippines: NGCP continues power grid modernization in the country

The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) continues to modernize the
county's power grid to be at par with peers and soon surpass its
counterparts in the region.

NGCP's directive is to unify the power grid and revolutionize the entire
transmission network to exceed those of Asian neighbors, NGCP president and
CEO Henry Sy Jr. said.

"It is NGCP's duty to ensure the reliability of all its facilities. We want
to be the best utility in Southeast Asia. We will begin this journey by
upgrading the outdated facilities we inherited from TransCo and put in place
state of the art technology. Our customers can be assured NGCP is
continuously looking to improve its performance across all its functions
that are part of its mandate," Sy said.

The NGCP has introduced various upgrades to the country's state-owned lines
and facilities since it took over the local power transmission network in
2009.

In 2012, the National Control Center was upgraded to a Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) that synchronizes the operation of the three
main grids.

This system has allowed efficient overall monitoring and quick response in
the event of system faults and grid disturbances.

The Luzon Grid also gained a reinforced Backup Luzon Regional Control Center
- duplicating the NCC function and its operation in times of operation.

Back-up control centers at the Visayas and Mindanao grids were also placed
should the existing regional control centers become unable to perform its
functions.

The grid operator also established the Overall Command Center (OCMC) that
provides weather monitoring and report dissemination internally and to the
Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Risk Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC).

The NGCP is in charge of operating, maintaining and developing the country's
state - owned power grid.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com