NGCP Energizes P68-Billion Backbone Project in the Philippines

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has energized its P67.98 billion, 230-kilovolt (kV) Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) backbone project, aiming to double the power capacity of Negros and Panay islands. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial energization and inauguration of the project.

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With the 230-kV CNP line and transmission facilities, NGCP said, Negros-Panay’s power supply will be boosted more than double from the current 180 megawatts. He said it would benefit some 16 million people in Central and Western Visayas and showcase the government’s commitment to national empowerment and economic growth.

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez expressed hope for reduced blackouts with the the multi-billion-peso transmission infrastructure energized, while Central Negros Electric Cooperative General Manager Arnel Lapore welcomed CNP’s potential to enhance power reliability in the region.

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