Media tours NGCP Naga Sub Station

By Ana-liza S. Macatangay

NAGA CITY -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) hosted another round of media orientation-conference over the weekend with local practitioners in Camarines Sur by providing them a facility tour inside the almost 30-hectare site of the Naga substation at Brgy. Del Rosario.

Dubbed Power 101, the activity briefed media practitioners with the programs of NGCP for its corporate responsibility.

Nelson Bautista, NGCP South Luzon corporate communication and public affairs officer, said that as a fully privatize corporation, the firm needs to be transparent in all their dealings.

“As partners, we know that our media friends can help us a lot in disseminating accurate information especially during situations that we need them most. Power 101 is our way of saying thank you for their continued support and as our way of acknowledging our media friends’ help,” Bautista added.

Members of the local media were toured around the High Voltage Direct Current service area, the unit that transmits power from Visayas to Luzon.

NGCP Senior Engineer Annie Pagobo also explained that the facility is where power is being converted from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC).

Next stops were the control room, switch yard and the Area control area.

Members of the local media were also given a chance to meet NGCP Corporate Spokesperson Cynthia P. Alabanza, during a luncheon press conference in the afternoon at the Villa Caceres Hotel also in this city.

Alabanza thanked the media for gracing the activity and lauded their support for assisting NGCP in their information dissemination campaign, particularly in helping them in update the community during times of disasters and calamity.

“Rest assured that NGCP will continue to develop measures to protect the community through safety mechanisms. That is the primary reason why we go around, to touch base with our partners and make them feel that public service is still on top of our priorities,” Alabanza said.

NGCP added another facility inside the Naga substation and this is expected to be fully operational by 2013.