LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 28 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has recently revised some of its technical standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a move to continuously improve its daily operations, especially those pertaining to the inspection of lines and substation equipment.
In an email to the regional news desk of Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Bicol, NGCP reported that while most of the SOPs inherited from the former grid operator National Transmission Corporation were already enhanced by NGCP concessionaire since it took over in 2009, the privately owned corporation is bent on finding more ways to better enhance the delivery of high-voltage electricity to its power customers.
“NGCP operates almost 20,000 circuit-kilometers of transmission lines and more than 27,000 megavolt amperes of substation capacity across the country. It’s a huge responsibility that NGCP takes very seriously,” said Venusto Hamoy, NGCP’s deputy assistant chief technical officer for Operations and Maintenance.
The revisions, according to Hamoy, cover the SOPs on inspection of critical substation equipment such as Power Transformer and Shunt Reactor. NGCP created a new inspection checklist to ensure that all parts of the substation equipment function at optimal conditions.
NGCP also improved its line patrolling and vegetation management on lands along the Right-of-Way.
Line patrolling, which includes activities like tower-to-tower inspection and aerial patrol, were made more stringent to thoroughly assess the status of transmission lines.
For aerial line inspection, NGCP procured gimbal cameras to be installed on helicopters. The cameras are expected to arrive before the end of the year.
“We are working on the more detailed reporting of transmission line and substation inspections as a proactive measure to avoid line trippings that may disrupt services to our customers,” Hamoy added.
Aside from the new procedures, NGCP also conducted a series of training seminars for its engineers.
Before the first half of 2013 ended, all substation engineers were given a refresher on substation operations and protocols while a more advanced substation course is scheduled to be rolled out by the 3rd quarter of this year.
NGCP also purchased more than a hundred line trucks and new personal protective equipment for its line personnel to be distributed to all its field offices.
“All these changes and purchases are expected to uplift the level of our day-to-day operations and to develop the skills of our personnel. We acknowledge that these seemingly small changes have a big impact on power delivery to the whole country,” explained Hamoy. (MAL/NGCP/PIA5)
In an email to the regional news desk of Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Bicol, NGCP reported that while most of the SOPs inherited from the former grid operator National Transmission Corporation were already enhanced by NGCP concessionaire since it took over in 2009, the privately owned corporation is bent on finding more ways to better enhance the delivery of high-voltage electricity to its power customers.
“NGCP operates almost 20,000 circuit-kilometers of transmission lines and more than 27,000 megavolt amperes of substation capacity across the country. It’s a huge responsibility that NGCP takes very seriously,” said Venusto Hamoy, NGCP’s deputy assistant chief technical officer for Operations and Maintenance.
The revisions, according to Hamoy, cover the SOPs on inspection of critical substation equipment such as Power Transformer and Shunt Reactor. NGCP created a new inspection checklist to ensure that all parts of the substation equipment function at optimal conditions.
NGCP also improved its line patrolling and vegetation management on lands along the Right-of-Way.
Line patrolling, which includes activities like tower-to-tower inspection and aerial patrol, were made more stringent to thoroughly assess the status of transmission lines.
For aerial line inspection, NGCP procured gimbal cameras to be installed on helicopters. The cameras are expected to arrive before the end of the year.
“We are working on the more detailed reporting of transmission line and substation inspections as a proactive measure to avoid line trippings that may disrupt services to our customers,” Hamoy added.
Aside from the new procedures, NGCP also conducted a series of training seminars for its engineers.
Before the first half of 2013 ended, all substation engineers were given a refresher on substation operations and protocols while a more advanced substation course is scheduled to be rolled out by the 3rd quarter of this year.
NGCP also purchased more than a hundred line trucks and new personal protective equipment for its line personnel to be distributed to all its field offices.
“All these changes and purchases are expected to uplift the level of our day-to-day operations and to develop the skills of our personnel. We acknowledge that these seemingly small changes have a big impact on power delivery to the whole country,” explained Hamoy. (MAL/NGCP/PIA5)
No comments:
Post a Comment