NGCP successfully energized the PhP52-Billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection
Project (MVIP), a landmark undertaking that will improve power stability and
reliability across the country.
An initial load of 22.5 MegaWatts (MW) was carried by the high voltage submarine
and overhead lines from Mindanao to Visayas during its energization on 30 April
- “We expect to gradually increase the MVIP’s transfer capacity to 50MW by
mid-May, and 112MW by the end of the month, before energizing to its full transfer
capacity of 450MW by the third quarter of this year,” the company explained.
The MVIP is comprised of a 184 circuit-kilometer (ckm) High-Voltage Direct Current
(HVDC) submarine transmission line connecting the power grids of Mindanao and
Visayas with a transfer capacity of 450MW expandable to as much as 900MW. The
project also includes converter stations in both regions and more than 500ckm of
overhead lines to facilitate the flow of electricity.
The MVIP will benefit consumers by providing them a more reliable and sustainable
power transmission service that will lessen the instances of power interruptions. It
will also promote energy resource sharing, as excess power generated in one region
can now be transmitted to the other.
“The completion of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project is a significant
achievement for us and for the Philippines as a whole. This will not only improve the
reliability of our transmission services but will lead to efficient energy utilization as
one Philippine grid,” said NGCP.
Parts of the MVIP were completed in 2022, such as the Lala-Aurora 138kV
Transmission Line, the 350kV Submarine Cable, and Cable Terminal Stations in
Santander, Cebu, and Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte. NGCP expects to complete
the remaining components of the project and ramp up the transfer capacity of the
facility in the coming months.
“NGCP is committed to providing the Filipino people with a reliable transmission
network which is the backbone of the nation’s development. The completion of the
MVIP is a significant step towards achieving that goal,” NGCP stated.