Aabot na sa ₱300-bilyong pondo ang nailaan ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) para sa pagpapaunlad ng transmission system sa bansa.
Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ng NGCP na nakapag-install na ito ng 3,729 kilometer ng transmission lines, 28 bagong substations, at karagdagang 31,190MVA ng transformer capacity.
Tiniyak naman ng kumpanya na marami pa itong proyektong nakalatag ngayong taon na nakapaloob sa Transmission Development Plan (TDP).
Kabilang rito ang Hermosa-San Jose 500 kilovolt Transmission Line Project, Cebu-Negros-Panay Stage 3 Backbone Project, Nabas-Caticlan-Boracay Transmission Line Project, Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Project, at Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection Project.
“NGCP’s ₱300 billion grid expansion, reinforcement, and upgrading initiatives from 2009 to present, as well as those in the pipeline, are meticulously planned by our engineers and updated year after year with careful consideration for the needs of every single area in the country,” pahayag ng NGCP. | ulat ni Merry Ann Bastasa
