NGCP moves to cut costs of ancillary services
By Amy R. RemoNational Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s electricity superhighway, aims to bring down the cost of ancillary services by as much as 40 percent.
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s electricity superhighway, aims to bring down the cost of ancillary services by as much as 40 percent.

National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s electricity superhighway, is issuing P5 billion in fixed rate corporate notes to help fund its capital expenditure program.
The Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to intervene in the plan of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to acquire P381 million worth of government subtransmission assets.
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is investing P1.65 billion to upgrade a transmission line and expand the capacity of two substations in southern Luzon to accommodate the increasing power demand within the area.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is embarking on a P404-million rehabilitation of the Binga substation in Benguet to accommodate the increase in the generating capacities of the 225-megawatt Ambuklao and Binga hydroelectric power plants in the province.
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has invested P147 million in building a new power control center for the Mindanao grid.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is beefing up its transmission network and the power grid in the Visayas, as more power plants have begun operating on the island, a move that will ensure the reliable and adequate supply of electricity.
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s electricity superhighway, plans to embark on six critical transmission projects worth a total of P96 billion.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the national transmission network, is eyeing to undertake the P36-billion Cebu-Negros-Panay interconnection project to absorb the additional 420 megawatts in new capacity that will be installed in Panay by 2016.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s electricity superhighway, is spending P14.3 billion for 2012 alone to fund the construction and installation of critical transmission and substation projects.
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), operator of the national transmission network, is pushing for the construction of the P2.8-billion Negros-Panay Interconnection Uprating Project (NPIUP) Phase 2 to take up new capacities from upcoming power projects in Panay.
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, operator of the country’s transmission network, is building a transmission loop in Northern Luzon to accommodate the growing number of wind power projects in the region.