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==History==
===2001–2009: Power grid operations, maintenance, and expansion under Philippine government (NAPOCOR/NPC and TransCo)===
On June 8, 2001, [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] signed RA 9136 (Electric Power Industry Reform Act), which introduced market competition in the energy sector and mandated the creation of [[National Transmission Corporation]] (TransCo) 18 days after the law was approved on June 26, 2001. TransCo was a unit of another government-owned corporation [[National Power Corporation]] (NAPOCOR/NPC), with the latter operated, maintained and owned the country's power grid during that time, before the transfer of the grid to the former on March 1, 2003, where TransCo then operated, maintained,
On December 12, 2007, two consortia bid for a 25-year license to run the Philippine power grid - privatization of the management of TransCo. The [[consortium]] of Monte Oro Grid Resources Corp., led by businessman [[Enrique K. Razon|Enrique Razon]], comprising the [[State Grid Corporation of China]], and Calaca High Power Corp., won in an [[auction]] conducted by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp. as it submitted the highest offer of $3.95 billion, for the right to operate TransCo for 25 years, outbidding San Miguel Energy, a unit of [[San Miguel Corporation]] (bid of $3.905 billion), Dutch firm TPG Aurora BV, and Malaysia's TNB Prai Sdn Bhd. Jose Ibazeta, PSALM president and CEO remarked: “We are very happy about the successful turnout of the bidding for TransCo. PSALM handled the privatization of the government’s transmission business with utmost transparency and judiciousness."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/dec/13/yehey/top_stories/20071213top1.html|title=Manila Times, RP-China group wins $3.95-B TransCo bid|website=[[The Manila Times]] |publisher=|access-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213224736/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/dec/13/yehey/top_stories/20071213top1.html|archive-date=December 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/philippines-privatisation-idUKMNT00056220071212|title=Two groups vie for multi-billion dlr Manila power deal|date=December 12, 2007|publisher=|access-date=June 23, 2019|via=uk.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=102205|title=Abs-Cbn Interactive, Monte Oro consortium wins TransCo bidding|publisher=|access-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070709212017/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=102205|archive-date=July 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> This initiated the privatization process for the transmission sector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/explainer-ngcp-how-china-got-philippines-power-grid/?fbclid=IwAR3t5apIf0zbauFuLj57ld7sG3yLLPIAGaf9ENHCdyQu27JzZiURkHBFElo|title=EXPLAINER: How China got into the Philippines' power grid|author=Ralf Rivas|publisher=[[Rappler]]|date=May 29, 2023|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref>
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Congress approved bicameral resolution granting franchise to NGCP to manage and operate its transmission facilities nationwide in November 2008.
On December 1, 2008, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the RA 9511 which gives it the franchise to operate, maintain, and
On January 15, 2009, NGCP took over the operations,
===2009–present: Power grid operations, maintenance, and expansion under private sector===
As a result of the privatization of
Construction (PUC) as an independent contractor for and on its behalf by acquiring, building and designating parts and components of the ongoing transmission project under PUC on portions that were not yet acquired and designated by TransCo and making revisions on a project under PUC, and projects under PUC that were not initially started by TransCo, in accordance with the requirements of the Concession Agreement between TransCo and NGCP, and makes or plans any new projects through the Transmission Development Plan (TDP).
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On March 7, 2018, Henry Sy Jr. resigned as president and CEO, with Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Almeda named as the company's new president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/07/18/henry-sy-jr-steps-down-as-ngcp-president-ceo|title=Henry Sy Jr steps down as NGCP president, CEO|first=ABS-CBN|last=News|website=ABS-CBN News|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
On April 5, 2018, the [[Energy Regulatory Commission (Philippines)|Energy Regulatory Commission]] (ERC) issued Resolution 4 ordering NGCP to procure a third party auditor for the systems operations audit but was never implemented. Shortly after, the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation through its audit committee drafted terms of reference for an independent auditor but NGCP replied that only ERC has regulatory powers over it.
On June 8, 2018, the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] (DICT), NGCP, and TransCo signed an agreement on Friday for a national broadband plan that will help accelerate internet connectivity nationwide. Under the agreement, the DICT will utilize TransCo’s reserved optical fiber to distribute connectivity from [[Luzon]] to [[Mindanao]] using the submarine cables that will be laid down by [[Meta Platforms|Facebook]] from the [[United States]] to [[Asia]]. The agreement plans to expand the internet connectivity in public places for free by building an additional 200,000 access points nationwide by 2022, DICT Officer-In-Charge Eliseo Rio said.<ref>{{Cite news |work=ABS-CBN News|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/08/18/dict-ngcp-transco-sign-deal-on-internet-connectivity |title=DICT, NGCP, TransCo sign deal on internet connectivity |access-date=March 2, 2022 }}</ref>
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==Notable projects==
===2009–present: Projects relating to Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak transmission line===
Due to the turnover of power grid operations, maintenance, and expansion from [[National Transmission Corporation]] (TransCo) to NGCP on January 15, 2009, only four lands and structures, and two ROWs for the lattice towers were [[Eminent domain|acquired and designated]], and under the original TransCo plan and component of the relocation project that are currently in use (towers 255, 256, 266, and 267 (with the last two are using [[National Power Corporation]] (NAPOCOR/NPC)-era and original TransCo designation towers 264 and 265)) as stated on the fieldwork report of Hermosa-Balintawak Transmission Line Relocation as part of their permission granted from [[NLEX Corporation]], and [[San Simon, Pampanga|San Simon]], [[Apalit]], [[Calumpit]], and [[Pulilan]] local government units (LGUs) to run parallel with San Simon-Pulilan section of [[North Luzon Expressway]] (NLEX). As a result, NGCP continued the project by acquiring and designating lands and 3 ROWs for the 58 steel poles (poles 228-254, 257–265, 268–289, with some of them are NAPOCOR/NPC-era poles or secondhand where they should be supposedly be retired and not used within the project under its original TransCo plan), under NGCP's revised plan and component of the project, and on locations and alignment or route different from the original TransCo plan of the relocation project from
On July 2010, NGCP constructed 3 new and higher steel poles (381-383) due to the construction of Plaridel Bypass Road.
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From early 2010s to 2021, several structures were painted starting with lattice towers, then followed by steel poles in 2015 (including those acquired, designated and built by, and belonging to a plan and component of NGCP and its predecessor TransCo) with aluminum paint to protect them from corrosion and extend their service lifespan.
In 2020, a tall asymmetrical steel pole
Eight years after steel pole 167 was relocated and the delay of relocation of the transmission line's San Fernando section, the relocation project resumed in 2018 when the pedestals for relocated poles 163 to 166 were placed and the new poles were erected three years later in 2021. Along the poles of the relocation project, four of them were placed at the southbound side of avenue before [[North Luzon Expressway]] (NLEX) San Fernando Exit due to Laus Group of Companies Chairman Levy Laus opposed to place the steel poles within the property of his automotive business as they carry 230,000 volts of electricity and their relocation closer to their business offices and residences will pose a threat to the health and safety of employees, customers, visitors and others who stay around the area on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/jasa-stakeholders-oppose-relocation-of-ngcps-posts- |title=Jasa stakeholders oppose relocation of NGCP's posts|date=August 9, 2017 |first=John Elmer |last=Ubado |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
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===2011–2024: Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection===
On January 2024, the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) completed and became fully operational which finally uniting the Philippine power grid. It was made on a simultaneous ceremonial switch-on in Manila, Cebu, and Lanao del Norte. President [[Bongbong Marcos|Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.]] led the ceremony in [[Malacañang Palace]]. “After a much-extended wait, I am pleased to finally see the energization of the 450-megawatt MVIP. It is the first time in the history of our nation that the three major power grids, those of: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao—are now physically connected,” said Marcos in his speech. Among the components of the project is the 184km submarine cable connecting the Mindanao and Visayas grids.
According to the NGCP, efforts to establish this connection began in the 1980s when the government-owned [[National Power Corporation]] (NAPOCOR/NPC) still operated, maintained, owned, and expanded the grid but were abandoned due to difficulties. Efforts to revive the connection began in 2011 when the NGCP began studying its viability.
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===2018–present: Expansion of the Philippine 500kV transmission network===
In 2018, NGCP started building 500kV lattice towers of Balsik-Marilao-San Jose segment of Balsik-
On March 30, 2022, NGCP energized the
|url= https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/26/ngcp-energizes-p6-b-mariveles-hermosa-transmission-line-project/ |publisher= [[Manila Bulletin]]|date=May 26, 2022|access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
On May 27, 2023, NGCP partially energized the Balsik-Marilao-San Jose
|url= https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/05/29/2269735/ngcp-energizes-p102-billion-hermosa-san-jose-line|accessdate=June 5, 2024 |publisher= [[The Philippine Star]]|date=May 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cordero |first1=Ted|title=NGCP: Completion of 500kV Bataan line underway after lifting of TRO|url= https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/908216/ngcp-completion-of-500kv-bataan-line-underway-after-lifting-of-tro/story/|accessdate=May 29, 2024 |publisher= [[GMA Integrated News]]|date=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
NGCP fully completed the
|url= https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2024/06/25/2365320/bad-economy|accessdate=June 26, 2024 |publisher= [[The Philippine Star]]|date=June 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hent|title=NGCP’s Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500kV Line now at full 8,000MW capacity|url= https://baguioheraldexpressonline.com/ngcps-mariveles-hermosa-san-jose-500kv-line-now-at-full-8000mw-capacity/|accessdate=June 26, 2024 |publisher= Baguio Herald Express|date=June 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A game changer for the Luzon grid: NGCP’s Hermosa-San Jose line now fully operational at 8,000 MW capacity|url= https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/06/25/a-game-changer-for-the-luzon-grid-ngcps-hermosa-san-jose-line-now-fully-operational-at-8000-mw-capacity/power/|accessdate=June 26, 2024 |publisher= Bilyonaryo.com|date=June 25, 2024}}</ref>
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=== 2021–present: Cebu-Bohol Interconnection project ===
On 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) cleared the proposed 230kV Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Project of the NGCP. The ERC also approved Option 1 among the two options of NGCP's proposed Cebu-Bohol Interconnection project in a 47-page decision. The approved option involves an outright double circuit 230kV submarine cable with a 600mW capacity with a provision of a third circuit between [[Cebu]], a 230kV overhead transmission line, and a 230kV switchyard in the existing Corella substation, and it will have an estimated cost of ₱19.61 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Danessa |title=ERC clears NGCP’s Cebu-Bohol interconnection project |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/06/08/2186738/erc-clears-ngcps-cebu-bohol-interconnection-project |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Philstar.com
The Cebu-Bohol Interconnection project is aimed to help prevent overloading of the present 138kV Leyte-Bohol submarine cable which only having a capacity of 90mW. The groundbreaking of the project began on December 9, 2021. Currently, works on the Cebu-Bohol Interconnection project is still ongoing. The layout of the submarine cable, that will link [[Argao]] and [[Maribojoc]], stands out nearly 100 percent completed, with NGCP currently finalizing the road [[
Completion of the Cebu-Bohol interconnection project is targeted by the end of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CEDTyClea |date=2023-12-05 |title=NGCP sees Cebu-Bohol 230-kV link project completed in 2024 |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/economy/2023/12/05/561772/ngcp-sees-cebu-bohol-230-kv-link-project-completed-in-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=BusinessWorld Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Osmeña |first=Rico |date=2023-12-09 |title=Cebu-Bohol 230-kV power link completion seen in 2024 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2023/12/09/cebu-bohol-230-kv-power-link-completion-seen-in-2024 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
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