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Meralco upgrades facilities

The Manila Electric Company announced recently the upgrading and improvement of its facilities in its franchise area as part of its continuing system-wide electric service improvement program.

These include the development of its Grace Park indoor Substation in Caloocan City, Hillcrest Substation in Pasig City and Legaspi Substation in Makati City. Also part of its improvement program were the expansion of its Sta. Maria Substation in Sta. Maria Bulacan, the uprating of its Ternate Substation in the province of Cavite and the installation of an additional power transformer in its Los Baños Substation in Laguna province.

The development of the Grace Park Substation is expected to reduce the frequency and duration of power interruptions in the areas of Caloocan City, Malabon, Navotas, portions of Quezon City and portions of Manila, while the development of the Legaspi Substation, which is expected to be commissioned next year, would improve electric service in the Makati Business District. The Hillcrest Substation, which was energized on October 18 this year, is now serving customers of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Taguig and is poised to meet the increasing electricity demand in the Ortigas Center.

The expansion of the Sta. Maria Substation is expected to improve electric service in the towns of Sta. Maria, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Pandi, Angat, Norzagaray, Balagtas and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The uprating of its power transformer in Ternate, Cavite, on the other hand, is expected to improve electric service in the various towns of Cavite particularly Ternate, Maragondon, Naic, Magallanes and Gen. Aguinaldo.

The installation of a 33MVA, additional power transformer at Los Baños substation, which was completed on December 5 this year, is now providing benefits to customers in Los Baños, Bay and Calauan towns in Laguna province.

“Our commitment to provide the highest level of service to all our customers is a continuing effort. Despite present constraints, our objective to further develop and improve our electric system will continue. This is our commitment to the public we have vowed to serve”, said Elpi Cuna, Jr., Vice President for Corporate Communication.