Camiguin-grid link being studied – BusinessWorld Online
THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) is exploring the possibility of connecting Camiguin Island to the Mindanao power grid via submarine power cables.
In a statement on Wednesday, NEA said it had signed an agreement with Madrid-based engineering consultancy firm Osprel SL to conduct a study on the feasibility of the Camiguin-Mindanao energy link. The study is expected to be completed next year.
The project includes electrical, bathymetric, meteorological and environmental studies that will provide power supply to Camiguin island.
“This is a meticulous and technically demanding endeavor, but it is precisely what we need if we want to move forward with real solutions and build lasting and sustainable progress,” NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda said in the statement.
Energy Assistant Secretary Mylene C. Capongcol said the feasibility study would also advance the country’s energy infrastructure development and likely result in the development of a 69-kiloVolt (KV) submarine cable replacing the 13.2 kV line.
“This connection will allow the integration of renewables in Camiguin,” the agency said. — Ashley Erika O. Jose