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Republic of the Philippines ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City
IN TILE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ELECTRIC CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR 2014 TO 2018 AND AUTHORITY TO SECURE LOAN FROM NEA, WITH PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY. 2 flu T-.114 ERC CASE No. RC
AURORA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, COj... INC. (AURELCO) ENERGY REGULATO Petitioner/Applicant, x------x
REM APPLICATION
COMES NOW, applicant AURORA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (AURELCO), by and through the undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Commission, most respectfully states:
1 That applicant is an electric cooperative duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines, with the principal office at Brgy. Reserva, Baler, Aurora where it may be sewed with summons and other legal processes, represented in this instance by its General Manager, Noel DV. Vedad of legal age, Filipino, married and with office address also at Brgy. Reserva, Baler, Aurora; 2. Herein applicant is the exclusive franchise holder issued by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to operate an electric light and power services in the (11.) municipalities, namely the municipalities of Baler, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Ma. Aurora, San Luis, Dilasag, Dingalan, all in the Province of Aurora, Dinapigue in the province of Isabela, Brgy. Umiray, General Nakar, Quezon province and Castafleda in the province of Nueva Vizcaya; 3. That the applicant AURELCO consumer profile showed that of the total 44,808 consumers; 41,098 are residential, 3,706 Low Voltage and 4 Higher Voltage customers; 4. That the applicant AURELCO's energy demand reached approximately 41,271,206 kWhr at the end of 2016 and forecast estimates indicate that the 2
applicant will have an average energy demand growth rate of 9.09% from 2017-2021. It is expected that the energy demand will reach as high as 66,495,686.644 kWhr at the year 2021; 5. That AURELCO gets the bulk of power for distribution to its coverage area through the transmission system facilities operated and maintained by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) which derived its power from Masinloc Power Partners Company, Ltd (MPPCL); 6. That applicant has identified twenty two (22) projects, classified according to the projects that intends to address load growth, projects that intends to reduce system losses, projects than intends to improve system reliability, efficiency and power quality and more importantly for safety. The following are the proposed projects for implementation upon economic and financial feasibility:
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS (2014-2018)
Proposed Proiect Cost Projot I No. Project Name l(Php} Two J 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SubstatIon and Sijbtnn.mlnion Line Development Projed.
Iratafaton 01 5 MVA &thstaton at SW. PJcS Ma Ann Auras 30,0*19100 30,03819100
Constuction of 69 kV st- line Sun San Itt Substation to Cagwmi, Canty 385,538,26382 2 Auras and Instatation of 5 WA Substaton at 385,538,263.82 CS9 wsn, Auras and Lot pirhese
3 Replacement of danaged Redos& S01atY 1,490,000.00 1,490,000.00
Rep acement'RehthltltaSon of daterlantod 4 saibstoflon equ,rnent (batte,y, SF6, by-pass, Safety 9,220,000.00 pov.0 Size, triinds, 336 conducta, AVR)
Primary Dtatrlhatlon Development Project.
4,662,000.00 5 R,rnent of cotton - and uuau.a Safety 533,267.50 605,533,86 7,560.00 1;874,000.00 7,682,381.38
aer adedftustod thsetutron RepnenI of Cepec4ly 2,633,050.00 3,487,399,83 5,322,814.00 3,986,000.00 3,986,000.00 6 flnsfamgzha,,sfama Iced management 19,395,263.83
Replacement of &2e,k.atod Une Hwdwae Rofrub6ty 2,326,133.56 1,565,585.00 797,915.00 12,925,484.90 6,092,142.10 matedofs 23,708,260 .58
Instatation of Fuse cuta assertrn to Re€taity 516,998.00 931,650.00 374,000.00 374,800.00 8 bthtono Knot and last 2,196,646.00
Conyeqslon of Itree Phase to Double Cloth 9 Unes fran San 1st Substation to Retthty 4,595,4114.57 459541457 HwaleM San 1 Ans
- Reht8tation of tines frau l'twofayan to 10 Safety 8,219,050.t9 Beta" ______8219,050.19 lusSabon of redo an cectionsizing II R01thfY 4,000,000.00 devices 400000000
'a" 11,919,060.42 It$19,060.42 12 Meter duting Loss 23,638,120,84 COottYl Consmictoa of Tine Phase Un, Seen SW 13 Los 1,385,21174 Buhonn to So Lthastn &. Subang Baler growth 1,385,212.74
C — Converon of .- u'. P m e 14 Load 13,390,317.43 growth 13,,317.43
15 Butter stock RelaSty 12,427,013.00 12,427,015.00 24,854,026.00
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- Other New k,otzmetec and saice drop wios for toad 1,691 305.00 2,21149000 305,000.00 3,893,765.00 3,570,205.00 ceMce dropping &04'Ith 11,671,765.00 89,321.00 1,554,360.29 305,000.00 5,649,500.00 5,649,600.00 17 New kWhounneS far change nt 13,247,881.29