The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects services to improve in Taguig City’s business district with the energization of a new smart substation in the area.
The company said the project which costs P597 million will ensure the provision of stable and reliable power for Ayala Land Inc.’s Arca South development and the adjacent communities in the area.
Meralco said the project involved a new 115 kV-34.5 kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear substation that was commissioned with an initial capacity of 83 megavolt amperes (MVA).
This will will ultimately house three transformer banks with a combined capacity of 249 MVA that will support the existing and future energy requirements of the Arca South development.
Some of the communities and establishments that will benefit from the new substation include AC Health’s Healthway Cancer Care Hospital, Ayala Malls Arca South, Alveo Veranda, Avida Towers Vireo, Landers Superstore Arca South, Maharlika Village, Puregold FTI Taguig, Sunshine Mall Plaza, Taguig Pateros Hospital and Technological University of the Philippines-Taguig.
Aside from catering to the growing energy needs of the Ayala estate, the Arca South substation will also improve voltage regulation in parts of Taguig City to provide operational switching flexibility during contingencies and contribute to system loss reduction in the area. -Jed Macapagal
