NGCP A POWER transmission tower in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte was bombed on Monday, causing supply interruptions in western parts of the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, the country’s grid operator reported on Tuesday. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said Tower No. 8 of the Baloi-Aurora 138-kiloVolt (kV) line was bombed, which […]
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it has started operating its 230-kiloVolt (kV) substation in Calamba to address the growing demand for power south of the capital region. The project consists of the Calamba 230-kV Substation; the Calamba-Bay 230-kV Transmission Line 2; and the Calamba-Biñan 230-kV Transmission Line 2. The Energy Regulatory […]
THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said on Wednesday that households in Pampanga face possible power interruptions after the municipality of San Simon halted construction of a 230-kilovolt (kV) substation in that town. “Without this substation, the reliability of transmission services in the Pampanga area is threatened, and power interruptions are a real […]
A LARGE part of the Visayas was plunged into darkness at close to midnight Friday, August 20, 2021. System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said an unscheduled power interruption is affecting parts of Cebu, Leyte-Samar and Bohol. The lights went out at 11:56 p.m. Friday. NGCP said it will issue a more […]
By Angelica Y. Yang, Reporter THE NATIONAL Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it plans to complete repairs on a crucial transmission project which will connect the separate grids of Mindanao and Visayas by the end of the year. “We are targeting completing repairs by end of year,” NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia P. Alabanza told […]