The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Wednesday stated the general efficiency of the nation’s energy grid system improved below its watch.
In an announcement, the NGCP stated the grid’s efficiency because it took over in 2009 till 2022 was “significantly better” in comparison with when the grid was run by the federal government from 2000 to 2008.
In explicit, the personal grid operator stated that the Frequency of Tripping (FOT), which measures the variety of instances high-voltage transmission traces tripped or skilled pressured outages for each 100 circuit kilometers, declined throughout all three main island grids.
In Luzon, the NGCP stated the typical FOT has gone down from 6.4732 in 2000 to 2008 to 1.3386 in 2009 to 2022.
In the Visayas, the typical FOT declined to 0.9508 (2009 to 2022) from 6.6530 (2000 to 2008); whereas in Mindanao, it decreased to 1.3285 from 8.0788.
The NGCP was subjected to the Senate’s grilling because the higher chamber probes into its operations amid the sequence of energy interruptions.
The grid operator added that it additionally improved its functionality to mitigate the impression of energy interruptions to general grid operations —that are measured by the System Availability (SA) indicator and System Interruption Severity Index (SISI).
It stated that the SA for Luzon is at 99.3160%, the Visayas at 99.6538%, and Mindanao at 99.7206%.
For the SISI, Luzon solely averaged 10.7236 system minutes of interruptions in 2009-2022 in comparison with 13.8978 from 2000-2008; within the Visayas, 47.3318 system minutes of interruption throughout NGCP time from a mean of 176.3350 system minutes pre-privatization; and 9.124 system minutes from 10.434 in Mindanao, in response to the NGCP.
“These indicators are the most tangible proof of our performance felt by end-users. Our improved numbers are attributed to the continuous upgrading and expansion projects such as wood pole replacement, substation additions, capacitor bank projects, and new transmission lines, effectively reinforcing the stability and reliability of the grid,” it stated.
“Since NGCP took over transmission operations in 2009, we performed over and above our targets year-on-year. This is a result of the company’s commitment to deliver on our mandate to provide quality transmission services. We assure our stakeholders that NGCP’s ongoing projects and programs seek only to further improve our services,” the corporate added.
The NGCP stated its efficiency indicator rankings are the idea of its incentives, as indicated within the Performance Incentive Scheme (PIS) which is reviewed and permitted each regulatory interval by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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