MOBILE SUBSTATION. Negros Power president and chief executive officer Roel Castro discusses updates on the power firm's five-year development plan in its franchise area in central Negros to mark their first year of operation, during a press briefing at the Citadines Bacolod City on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 3, 2025). Next year, Negros Power will spend PHP192 million for the procurement of a 37.5 megavolt amperes (MVA) mobile substation. (PNA photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver)
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. is investing PHP192 million for the procurement of a 37.5 megavolt amperes (MVA) mobile substation as part of the first three years of the five-year development plan in its franchise area in central Negros.
Negros Power president and chief executive officer Roel Castro said in a press briefing on Wednesday, marking their first year of operation, that they are targeting to acquire the mobile substation by May next year.
"The new mobile substation will support growth in the area," he said.
A mobile substation would be used to temporarily serve customers while a particular permanent substation undergoes maintenance.
This September, Negros Power eyes the completion of the Mountain View Substation upgrade with a budget of PHP25 million, and by November, targets to transfer the Mountain View 12MVA to the Murcia Substation with a budget of PHP10 million.
"The first three years are really more of rehabilitation and catching up. The next two years are really catching up, and hopefully in the third year, we will already be where we should be," Castro said.
Major works completed since last year include meter replacement and installation of elevated metering centers, as well as the rehabilitation of major substations, among these, the Alijis and Reclamation Substations.
Others focused on the improvement of infrastructure, such as pole replacement, intermediate installation, and line rehabilitation, and the implementation of distribution utility best practices.
"But we will not stop there because we still have two years to bring our system forward to make sure that our system, in the fifth year, is already ahead of the curve," Castro said.
Part of the modernization and expansion phase is putting in place the supervisory control and data acquisition system for real-time monitoring, control, and data acquisition, establishment of three more substations, expansion of lines and increased capacity, and continuous improvement of system reliability and capacity.
Castro said that, including the Sitio Electricification Program, Negros Power has already spent more than PHP1.2 billion out of its PHP2.1 billion investment to implement a five-year plan.
Negros Power distributes power supply to the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Talisay, and Silay, as well as the municipalities of Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto. (PNA)
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