The NGCP is the sole franchise operator that manages power transmission in the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines – Following the brownouts in parts of Luzon two days ago, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said in an interview on Wednesday, May 10, that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has not had a performance audit since its inception as a privately-owned transmission service provider in 2009.
The NGCP had “resisted” contractual performance reviews from Transco and PSALM in the past, Lotilla said in the interview.“We want to be able to ascertain exactly where the weak points in the transmission system are and address them,” Lotilla said.Based on NGCP’s internal investigation, its Bolo-Masinloc 230 kilovolt Line 2 tripped, which led to two of three units of the Masinloc power plant tripping and the loss of 630 megawatts in energy supply.
The NGCP, in a statement on May 8, said the “redundancy” or backup system to the Bolo-Masinloc 230kV transmission line worked, but the “protection settings” of its customers connected to the system were not consistent with those of the NGCP. Lotilla added that they are also waiting for the NGCP to complete connecting other systems around the country, namely the Bataan-Hermosa line, the Cebu-Negros-Panay connection, and the Mindanao-Visayas interconnection. These projects are expected to be completed by the August 2023 revised deadline.
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