On October 19, the AC field of Visayas side Dumanjug converter station of MVIP project in the Philippines was successfully energied at one time and put into operation smoothly.
It is reported that the MVIP project is a cross-sea HVDC transmission EPC project connecting Visayas Islands and Mindanao in the Philippines, and FEPEC is undertaking the construction of two ±350 kV converter stations, two electrode substations and five AC substations renovation and expansion projects. The completion of the project can realize the national network of the Philippines and make the Philippine national grid more powerful and stable.
Since the start of the project, it has been affected by various unfavorable factors, such as the delay of land handover, the global COVID-19 pandemic, the frontal attack of typhoon, and the ban of sand and gravel mining in Cebu tourist island, which made the project construction difficult. In order to “snatch back” the delayed time and “make up” the losses caused, management team of the project department always stick to their posts, work together, overcome difficulties, concentrate their strength and resources, optimize the construction plan, adjust the division of labors, grab time, catch up with the progress. On October 16, Dumanjug converter station AC field 138 kV bus bar was successfully energied at one time; on October 18, AC field No. 1 power transformer was successfully energied at one time; on October 19, AC field No. 2 main transformer was successfully energied at one time.
The commissioning of Dumanjug converter station creates conditions for the next step of HVDC system commissioning, and also lays a solid foundation for achieving the overall project DC charging target.