The Ormoc-Maasin transmission line is expected to improve the reliability of the Visayas grid.
As part of the PHP509m ($12.3m) project, the company will strengthen the existing 138kV line from Ormoc, Leyte, to Maasin, Southern Leyte by stringing another circuit into the facility running 113.97km long.
NGCP spokesperson Cynthia P Alabanza said the project is important for the continuous power supply in to the Visayas grid.
"For us to be able to fully dispatch the available supply and meet the growing demands of the Visayas, we need to invest in strengthening our line," Alabanza added.
"Reinforcing our 138-kV Ormoc-Maasin line is one step toward that."
The new circuit stringed into the facility will allow NGCP to comply with the N-1 contingency that helps the grid to operate even when a major system component is lost.
The Southern Leyte and Bohol regions run the risk of being cut off from the grid every time the Ormoc-Maasin line experiences a power outage.
