• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expects lesser brownouts in Negros Occidental, following the completion of 230kV Cebu-Negros-Panay Backbone Project Stage 3.
It will be a big help towards stability, said Lacson.
In the past several months, Negros and Panay were hit by power outages that lasted for days.
“Stable power generates development, and with the completion of a major transmission line, we can expect lesser brownouts,” Lacson said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead the ceremonial energization of the Cebu-Negros-Panay Backbone Project Stage 3 (CNP3) today in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.
The 230kV CNP3 of NGCP was completed March 27. It involves 442 circuit kilometers of new transmission lines, 98 circuit km of submarine cables, and the development of six new 230 kV substations with an overall capacity of 3800 mVA, allowing accommodation of generation additions and load growth.
As the province grows, more power generation may be needed, hence, more transmission lines will have to be constructed in the future, Lacson said.
The governor added that the provincial government will continue to welcome renewable power generators in Negros Occidental.
President Marcos is scheduled to conduct an aerial inspection of the CNP3 Transmission Line – Bacolod Gahit Line and tour the Bacolod Substation. | GB
