ZAMBOANGA CITY (Darwin Wee / 20 Dec) – To prevent power shortage and fully meet the growing electricity demand in Zamboanga City, the state-owned National Transmission Corporation (Transco) said it is fast-tracking the construction of a 100-megavolt ampere power sub-station and a new 138-kilovolt transmission lines in January.
Transco officials said the P1-billion electric project will augment the power supply generated by the 100-megavolt Sangali sub-station, which currently supply the entire city's electric demand.
"With the fast-rising numbers of households, malls, and factories in Zamboanga City, substation in Sangali can no longer service the increasing power demand in the city," Transco's North Western Mindanao project manager Gualberto Geonzon told the Mindanao Examiner.
He said Zamboanga city is increasing an average of 8 megawatt of electric consumption every year. Currently, Zamboanga's demand of power is pegged at 72 MW, but this could be higher because of the Christmas holiday where consumers use more electricity.
He said the construction of the new 100 MVA power sub-station in Pitogo district will supply the electricity to the city’s western part, where most of the major canning factories and industrial plants are located.
The existing Sangali sub-station will now supply the electric demands of the eastern part of Zamboanga, including the city’s business district. "The two sub-stations will now share the electric load of 40 MVA each," he explained.
The new 138-KV double circuit transmission line, on the other hand, is expected to help sustain the Sangali sub-station which serves as the end point of the Mindanao Grid.
Geonzon said Transco is currently negotiating with land owners affected by the constructions of the 138-KV double circuit transmission by-pass line to allow them to put up steel towers for the 67-km long project from Sangali to Pitogo.
"Although, at least 80 percent of the affected lot owners have agreed to let us use their lands temporarily,” he said. "We cannot afford to delay this project as this will significantly affect the power supply in this city."The project costs about P1-billion under the so-called Miyazawa Fund, a loan from Japan. (Mindanao Examiner)
Transco officials said the P1-billion electric project will augment the power supply generated by the 100-megavolt Sangali sub-station, which currently supply the entire city's electric demand.
"With the fast-rising numbers of households, malls, and factories in Zamboanga City, substation in Sangali can no longer service the increasing power demand in the city," Transco's North Western Mindanao project manager Gualberto Geonzon told the Mindanao Examiner.
He said Zamboanga city is increasing an average of 8 megawatt of electric consumption every year. Currently, Zamboanga's demand of power is pegged at 72 MW, but this could be higher because of the Christmas holiday where consumers use more electricity.
He said the construction of the new 100 MVA power sub-station in Pitogo district will supply the electricity to the city’s western part, where most of the major canning factories and industrial plants are located.
The existing Sangali sub-station will now supply the electric demands of the eastern part of Zamboanga, including the city’s business district. "The two sub-stations will now share the electric load of 40 MVA each," he explained.
The new 138-KV double circuit transmission line, on the other hand, is expected to help sustain the Sangali sub-station which serves as the end point of the Mindanao Grid.
Geonzon said Transco is currently negotiating with land owners affected by the constructions of the 138-KV double circuit transmission by-pass line to allow them to put up steel towers for the 67-km long project from Sangali to Pitogo.
"Although, at least 80 percent of the affected lot owners have agreed to let us use their lands temporarily,” he said. "We cannot afford to delay this project as this will significantly affect the power supply in this city."The project costs about P1-billion under the so-called Miyazawa Fund, a loan from Japan. (Mindanao Examiner)
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