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Components of power lines

Manila Electric Company (Meralco)

Name of line Components Total number of structures
San Pedro - Pamplona 100 wood poles, 26 portal towers, 15 steel poles, 2 H-frames 143

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)

115 kV

Name of line Components Total number of structures
Burgos-Laoag Transmission Line 128 lattice towers, 20 steel poles 148

230 kV

Name of line Components Total number of structures
Biñan-Dasmariñas Transmission Line 44 lattice towers 44
Biñan-Muntinlupa Transmission Line 167 steel poles, 51 lattice towers, 1 H-frame 219
Bay-Batangas Transmission Line 102 lattice towers 102
Mexico-Hermosa Transmission Line 99 lattice towers, 20 steel poles 119
Hermosa-Duhat-Balintawak Transmission Line 484 steel poles, 13 lattice towers, 9 portal towers, 1 cement pole 507
Hermosa-Limay Transmission Line 112 lattice towers, 5 steel poles 117
Limay-Hermosa Transmission Line 125 lattice towers, 2 portal towers, 2 steel poles 129
Hermosa-San Jose Transmission Line 216 lattice towers, 2 steel poles, 1 portal tower 219
Mexico-Balintawak Transmission Line 161 lattice towers, 2 monopole, 4 H-frames, 8 steel poles 175
Hermosa-Olongapo Transmission Line 75 lattice towers, 4 steel poles 79
Bay-Biñan Transmission Line 194 steel poles, 45 lattice towers 239
Limay-PPDC Transmission Line 108 steel poles 108
Limay-PEZA Transmission Line 48 lattice towers, 2 portal towers, 1 wood pole 51
Orion-BNPP Transmission Line 80 lattice towers 80
Concepcion-Clark Transmission Line 185 steel poles, 20 lattice towers, 2 portal towers 207
Sucat-Paco-Araneta-Balintawak Transmission Line 212 steel poles, 26 lattice towers, 1 portal towers 239
MSPP-Subic Transmission Line 35 steel poles, 13 lattice towers 48
Calaca-Laguna Technopark-Biñan Power Transmission Line 160 lattice towers, 1 steel pole 161
San Manuel-Concepcion-Mexico Transmission Line 310 lattice towers, 1 steel pole 311
Dasmariñas-Las Piñas Transmission Line 209 steel poles, 1 lattice tower 210
Labrador-Kadampat Transmission Line 25 steel poles 25
Bay-Lumban Transmission Line 117 lattice towers, 5 steel poles 122
San Esteban-Laoag Transmission Line 306 lattice towers 306
Mauban-Tayabas Transmission Line 91 lattice towers, 10 steel poles 101
Subic Bay Diesel Power Plant Transmission Line 28 steel poles, 9 lattice towers 37
San Manuel-San Roque Hydroelectric Power Plant Transmission Line 28 lattice towers, 6 steel poles 34
Villanueva-Maramag Transmission Line 349 lattice towers 349
San Jose del Monte-Balintawak Transmission Line (Lines 1 and 2) 59 lattice towers 59
San Manuel-Nagsaag EHV Transmission Line 4 steel poles 4
Limay-Lamao Transmission Line 16 lattice towers, 5 steel poles 21
Lamao-GNPower Transmission Line 40 lattice towers, 3 steel poles 43

350 kV

Name of line Components Total number of structures
HVDC Leyte-Luzon

500 kV

Name of line Components Total number of structures
Ilijan-Alaminos Transmission Line 142 lattice towers 142
Tayabas-Alaminos-Dasmariñas Transmission Line 246 lattice towers 246
San Jose-Tayabas Transmission Line 279 lattice towers 279
Hermosa-San Jose 500 kV Transmission Line 230 lattice towers 230
Kadampat-San Manuel-San Jose Transmission Line 576 lattice towers, 2 steel poles 578
Tayabas-Naga Transmission Line 489 lattice towers 489
Hermosa-Castillejos Transmission Line
GNPower Dinginin-Mariveles Transmission Line 11 lattice towers, 2 steel poles 13
Mariveles-Hermosa Transmission Line 139 lattice towers 139

Statistics

  • Amount of structures: 291 (115 kV), 4,465 (230 kV), 2,114 (500 kV). Total: 6,870
    • Lattice towers: 128 (115 kV), 2,716 (230 kV), 1,973 (500 kV). Total: 4,817
    • Steel poles: 35 (115 kV), 1,723 (230 kV), 2 (500 kV). Total: 1,760
    • Wood poles: 100 (115 kV), 1 (230 kV). Total: 101
    • Portal towers: 26 (115 kV), 17 (230 kV). Total: 43
    • H-frame: 2 (115 kV), 5 (230 kV). Total: 7
    • Monopole: 2 (230 kV). Total: 2
    • Cement poles: 1 (230 kV). Total: 1
  • Amount of structures (by power line operator): 6,577 (NGCP), 143 (Meralco)
    • Steel poles: 1,745 (NGCP), 15 (Meralco)
    • Wood poles: 100 (Meralco), 1 (NGCP)
    • Portal towers: 26 (Meralco), 17 (NGCP)
    • H-frame: 5 (NGCP), 2 (Meralco)