ILOILO CITY – More Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) is expanding its capacity with the construction of a new substation in Barangay General Hughes in the City Proper district.
The project includes a 69-kilovolt transmission line spanning 4.3 circuit kilometers and a new substation equipped with advanced technology, including thermal cameras to monitor equipment hotspots and a built-in on-load tap changer to regulate voltage.
Its 30/36-megavolt-ampere (MVA) power transformer was imported from Vietnam last month.
The substation is part of MORE Power’s modernization program to expand its facilities and meet rising electricity demand in the district.
Once operational, it is expected to address low-voltage concerns and improve the city’s power distribution network, the utility said in a statement Monday.
MORE Power Chief Operating Officer Ronaldo Torres said the facility would help resolve voltage problems in the City Proper district.
“If completed by the end of the year, it will serve the consumers of the City Proper district, Iloilo City Hall, new city markets and nearby customers,” he said.
The project will increase MORE Power’s total substation capacity to 288.5 MVA, allowing the utility to accommodate additional demand while maintaining sufficient reserve capacity for future growth.
The company aims to keep its substations operating at 60 percent to 70 percent of their rated capacity to ensure safe and efficient operations.
MORE Power has built five substations to meet growing consumer demand and rehabilitated three deteriorated facilities in the districts of Molo, Jaro and Mandurriao.
The utility currently serves 105,210 consumers. (Perla Lena/PNA)
