00:00The problem of the supply of electricity in Oriental and Occidental Mindoro is about to be solved
00:05through the Batangas-Mindoro 500KV Interconnection and Backbone Project
00:11that was targeted after 2013.
00:14Voltaire Dequina of PIA in Balitang Pambansa.
00:20The government will also provide a solution to the long-standing problem of the Mindoreños
00:24in the supply of electricity in the two provinces of Mindoro.
00:27In the newly held Philippines-Dagyao 2024 Town Hall Meeting
00:30in Occidental Mindoro on October 28,
00:33the National Economic Development Authority
00:36shared the government's plan to connect Mindoro to the Main Quintesson
00:39or the Batangas-Mindoro 500KV Interconnection and Backbone Project
00:44or BMIBP
00:45related to the problem of the supply of electricity in Oriental and Occidental Mindoro.
00:50In the presentation of Cheryl Sarabia,
00:52Policy Formulation Division Chief of the National Economic and Development Authority, Memorapa,
00:56the project has two parts.
00:59The first is the installation of submarine cables from Lobo, Batangas to Calapan City
01:04with a fund of 45.49 billion pesos.
01:07It was approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission in February 2023
01:12and is expected to be completed by 2027.
01:15The second part of the BMIBP is the continuation of the 500KV transmission line
01:20from Calapan City to Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro.
01:24In Magsaysay, the 500KV station will be built
01:27which is expected to accommodate offshore wind projects
01:30and other projects to get energy from the southern part of Mindoro.
01:35The project is worth 45 billion pesos and the target is to be completed by 2030.
01:41According to Sarabia,
01:43aside from connecting Mindoro to the Luzon Main Grid,
01:46the government also plans to connect the Mindoro and Palawan Grids,
01:50Quezon and Marinduque, as well as Panay Island and Romblon.
01:54The implementation of this project by the government
01:57is a great achievement for the whole of Mindoro
02:00and will bring prosperity to the economy of the provinces here.
02:05From the Philippine Information Agency, Occidental Mindoro,
02:08Voltaire Nikina, for Balitang Pambansa.
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