By Peter
Balocnit
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines said there is sufficient supply of power for
Luzon provided no force majeure happens affecting the energy industry.
Lawyer Cynthia
Alabanza, the corporation’s spokesperson, said NGCP’s gross power supply
reserve is sufficient to fill in the needed supply for Luzon as projected in
their weekly power outlook.
NGCP’s Sept. 26 to
Oct. 2 weekly power outlook showed 1,437MW gross reserve on Oct. 1 which
is high against a possible occurrence of a power crisis from projection
of 600MW shortage in Luzon in 2015.
Late September, NGCP’s
gross reserve for Luzon was pegged at 1,658MW; Sept. 29 at 1,573MW, Sept. 30 at
1,469MW; and Oct. 2 at 1,407MW.
Alabanza said the
power outlook is subject to change depending on actual power system conditions.
“What also changes decision particularly on the part of government is the
condition of power generation plants like if one or two plants collapse
or are undergoing repair,” she said.
To ensure power supply
reliability, Redi Allan Remoroza, transmission planning department head, said
construction of towers and power lines of the 118 km 230KV Santiago-Tuguegarao
Line 2 project is ongoing and would be done in 2015 He said there is also plan
for a 64 km. Tuguegarao-Magapit 230 KV Line Project targeted completed in 2017.
“The 230KV power line
serves as a buffer in the event that 69kV lines collapse as a result of
calamity damages.
Another NGCP project
is to increase capacity of sub-stations with the ongoing installation of 100
MVA transformer at Tuguegarao City targeted to be completed in December 2014.
The long term transmission development is the North Luzon 230kV Loop.
NGCP said replacement
of destroyed and rotten poles along its 69kV power line between
Solana, Cagayan and this city is a continuing activity to ensure reliability of
power for consumers.
Alexander Alvarez,
operations and maintenance head of Cagayan Valley area that covers the
provinces of Kalinga and Apayao, said they have replaced 20 percent of wooden
posts to steel along said stretch.
“This is a continuing
project and we assure our consumers that reliability of power is our utmost
goal along this plan,” he said.
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