Davao Light and Power Company

Located at the heart of the city, the Victoria Substation of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. has been upgraded to increase capacity and enhance reliability.

The recently upgraded Victoria Substation has resumed its operations last January 9, 2019. This will further improve the power reliability and flexibility in the downtown area of Davao Light’s franchise.

Furthermore, sensitive device is housed in a separate control room. This set up will reduce the incidence of outages due to device misoperation.

Project Engineer Engr. Mark Anthony Catalan said that the intermediate design is in preparation for the foundation and, control and communication for the implementation of the ultimate design in 2019.

The ultimate design includes additional breakers for the main and the new Victoria 4 feeder and bus upgrade. In addition, it has also instituted a more eco-friendly system using IEC61850 GOOSE.

IEC 61850 is an international standard communication protocol for electronic device. The protocol features less copper wires, and less installation and maintenance cost. Hence, less carbon footprint. Also, it is device interoperability, meaning, any brands of devices that is compliant with the IEC61850 standard can be used.

This upgrade is part of Davao Light's modernization of its substation equipment thus pursuing with its vision to become world class electric utility with delighted customers and engaged stakeholders.