Stronger transmission for a stronger nation.

News Release 01 October 2012

NGCP upgrades Energy Management System in Visayas The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed the upgrade of its Energy Management System (EMS) in Visayas this year, in line with its efforts to build a stronger transmission for a stronger nation. This year's upgrade of System Operations facilities in Visayas is part of a nationwide project that improved the capability of, and integrated NGCP's National Control Center with its Regional Control Centers. This project adopted the use of OPEN 3000 a state-of-the-art operating system that facilitates effective monitoring and control to ensure the balance of power supply and demand. The upgrade was necessary to replace obsolete hardware and overloaded system software in order to increase system reliability and performance, provide complete system data by accommodating new stations, and integrate the electricity market functions into the EMS. The EMS integrates applications that are needed to manage the power transmission network. A major component of the EMS is its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which is a collection of equipment and software that facilitates control of remote devices, acquisition of real time data on power demand, capacity of connected power plants, and other power system parameters. The SCADA/EMS upgrade in Luzon and Visayas has a combined project cost of Php189.4 million. The upgrade in Mindanao, where the regional control center has been moved from Iligan to Cagayan de Oro, cost Php 126.5 million. NGCP is a privately owned corporation in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the countrys power grid. It transmits high-voltage electricity through power superhighways that include the interconnected system of transmission lines and towers, substations and related assets. ### (Photo on the next page)

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Stronger transmission for a stronger nation.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) upgrades the Energy Management System (EMS) in the Visayas as part of a nationwide project to improve power monitoring and control systems and equipment. Photo shows the Visayas Regional Control Center in Cebu.

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