NGCP, in a statement, urged the Department of Energy, other concerned government agencies, and local government units (LGUs) to facilitate the swift approval and release of necessary permits for the implementation of critical transmission projects.
The five projects targeted for completion within the year are:
The transmission service provider is also set to finish Stage 2 of its Visayas Substation Reliability project, as well as the relocation of steel poles along the Hermosa-Duhat 230kV transmission line within the year.
Economic drivers
NGCP said in a statement that these seven projects would address key economic drivers such as load growth, system reliability and security, power quality and technology, and the entry of new generating plants, both renewable and non-renewable.
The projects would also complement major initiatives such as grid backbone developments and island interconnections, the statement said.
In 2025, NGCP completed the upgrading and expansion of 14 substations to enhance grid reliability and stability.
These included the Castillejos Substation which was installed with 1,000 MVA (megavolt- ampere) transformer capacity; the Calaca and Concepcion Substations which were each installed with new 300MVA transformers; the Corella, Toril, Pitogo, Maramag, Dingle, Calbayog, and Paranas Substations with 100MVA transformers; the Davao Substation with a 150MVA transformer; and the San Jose and Mabinay Substations with a 50MVA transformer.
A 100 MVA expansion at NGCP's Iloilo Substation, a component of the Panay-Guimaras Interconnection project, was also completed in April 2025.
Voltage improvement initiatives were also completed by NGCP in its Tigaon, Malvar, Baybay Load-end Station, Sta. Barbara, and Zamboanga Substations.
Fulfilling mandate
The NGCP said these accomplishments proved its commitment to its mandate of delivering safe, secure, and reliable power transmission services to our customers.
"We take our obligations under our franchise and concession agreement seriously. Despite continuing challenges in right-of-way and permitting, we remain committed to the work ahead, and are optimistic in completing these projects within the year," NGCP said.
But NGCP reiterated its appeal for support from the DOE, concerned LGUs and other government agencies for the swift approval and release of necessary permits for the implementation of critical transmission projects.
"We continue to seek the support of government agencies and LGUs by ensuring the expedited release of permits related to our projects. Their assistance is vital to ensuring unhampered project implementation,” NGCP said. —Connie Fernandez-Brojan | Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
