Philippines: NGCP taps GE for transmission line

Philippines: NGCP taps GE for transmission line

THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has tapped US-based
conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) for the development of a new
transmission line and substation in Bataan, a crucial component in
accommodating new generation capacity in the area.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines partnered with General
Electric Co. for a new transmission line and substation in Bataan.

In a statement, GE Power said its grid solutions business will be supplying
auto transformers and power shunt reactors for the Hermosa project that will
serve as a merging point of power, with an aggregate dependable capacity of
about 4,000 megawatts.

The development of a new 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission backbone will serve
as the additional outgoing circuits from Hermosa to San Jose to allow
simultaneous maximum dispatch of existing power plants.

NGCP's existing San Jose 500 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation is
currently the only connection point from power plants in North Luzon to its
delivery points in Metro Manila down to South Luzon.

The project will allow more power transmitted from the source of generation
to the point of consumption, and therefore provide more reliable and
sustainable power supply to the Luzon grid.

The facility is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018.

"The Hermosa substation project is in line with the Department of Energy's
strategic directions 2017-2040, which is to expand energy access to ensure
affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy supply for all," the
operator of the country's electricity superhighway, was quoted in the
statement as saying.

GE Power's suite of solutions utilizes the latest in design, measurement and
testing tools featuring optimized transformer cooling, low air forced cooler
noise, advanced core design techniques that reduce no-load loss and no-load
noise, and accurate design verification tools.

It also includes a design software to perform advanced transformer analytics
to help predict major breakdowns and minimize downtimes.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com