THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the application of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for the implementation of its Mindanao 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission backbone project.

The project will enable transmission facilities traversing the northern to the southern corridors of Mindanao to accommodate the entry of new power plants and allow existing power plants to be dispatched at their respective maximum capacities and transmitted throughout Mindanao to solve line congestion and load curtailment.

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