The Belt and Road Initiative promotes Chinese standards to go global, provides countries along the route with rich practical experience in green supply chains, helps Chinese companies build a mutually beneficial and win-win green supply chain cooperation system, and jointly promotes world economic growth. Recently, the Belt and Road Economic and Environmental Cooperation Forum hosted by the China Environmental Protection Federation was held in Beijing. At the same time, the forum released 30 green supply chain cases along the Belt and Road. The case of "Smart Electrical Equipment Helps Build a Strong Power Grid in the Philippines" was successfully selected.

Green electrical equipment helps Philippine power grid construction

On April 20, 2022, at the site of the NGCP Ala-Asin 500kV substation of the National Grid of the Philippines, with the remote control command issued by the control center, the high-voltage isolation switch was successfully closed. So far, the Mariveles 500kV switch station and Balsik 500kV substation Phase I project of the Mariveles-Hermosa 500kV transmission line project in the Philippines, which is contracted by Xidian International, a subsidiary of China Xidian, has successfully electrified the whole station. A tired yet happy smile filled his face.

This is another new milestone in the completion of China XD's construction in the Philippines. Thirty years ago, along with the pace of China's reform and development, Chinese-made high-voltage electrical equipment entered the markets of Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines one after another. Xidian International once became the only Chinese company among the general contractors of high-voltage power transmission and transformation projects in Southeast Asian countries .

In July 1993, Xidian International Manila Office was formally established. As the only product and brand representing China in the power industry, it has gained a foothold in the competition with traditional manufacturing powerhouses in Europe, America and Japan, and has won the favor of NPC (National Power Corporation) of the Philippines by virtue of engineering cost, efficient contract performance and reliable quality. Increase China XD's market share in the Philippines. During this period, it successively undertook many key projects with complex construction and high technical difficulty, such as 1161-Leyte-Cebu HVAC transmission line, 0309-Leyte-Bohol transmission line and substation complete set project, 0358-Mandaue-Mactan-GIS substation expansion project.

In 2001, China Xidian made great strides in the Philippines and once occupied one-third of the market share of the Philippine power grid project. As the only Chinese contractor in the power grid market at that time, all transformers, high-voltage switches, and transformers entered the Philippine National Grid. Promoted the construction of the Philippine power grid.

In 2006, with the successful performance of a number of key projects, Xidian International gradually gained a firm foothold in the Philippine market, and then Xidian International Manila Office was upgraded to Xidian International Philippine Branch. In 2009, the franchise operation right of the Philippine power transmission system was awarded to the private enterprise National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP for short) through public bidding. The State Grid Corporation of China became the major shareholder of NGCP and began to lead the investment and construction of the Philippine power grid into a new stage. .

At the same time, with the proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more Chinese enterprises are going overseas, spreading Chinese manufacturing, Chinese infrastructure and Chinese culture to countries and regions along the Belt and Road. As a result, Xidian International Philippines has achieved more fruitful results. From 2008 to 2018, successfully won the bids for 4 500kV substations, 6 230kV substations and 2 138kV substation turnkey projects, as well as several 230kV and 138kV transmission line projects, which have been delivered and put into operation, which strongly supports the infrastructure construction of the Philippine power grid and economic and social development.

There are many difficulties in the project construction process. The transportation and energy infrastructure construction including the power grid is extremely difficult. The abundant hydropower in the south and north needs long-distance transmission to reach the central economic center. To the national business card of China's infrastructure - UHV DC transmission. In 2018, China Southern Power Grid, China Xidian, and China Power Construction consortium won the bid for the Mindanao-Visayas ±350kV direct current transmission Lala and Dumanjug converter station project in the Philippines. This is the first application of Chinese direct current transmission technology and equipment in Southeast Asian countries. It is the first time that the DC converter valve system, DC wall bushing and other products independently developed and manufactured by China Xidian are exported to the Philippines.

In this project, Chinese design, Chinese manufacturing, and Chinese construction work together. After the project is completed, it will realize the strategic goal of one power grid of the Philippine National Grid, and transport the rich hydropower resources of Mindanao to the load center of Luzon Island, forming a cross-sea green energy. corridor. While based on the traditional general contracting business of power transmission and transformation projects, Xidian people continue to explore new market areas, photovoltaic power generation, small hydropower, offshore wind power, and power distribution network business, and set foot in the telecommunications field, undertaking 4G/5G base station construction business .

At the same time, the localized operation of Xidian International Philippines Branch has also stepped up to a new level. At present, there are more than 50 Chinese and Filipino employees. The company fully considers the local living conditions in the Philippines, and all employees enjoy comprehensive social insurance benefits; the company also prepares collective apartments for employees to reduce their travel and avoid night travel safety; due to the high cost of living, coupled with typhoons, Floods and other disasters occur frequently, and local employees usually have little savings to deal with sudden difficulties. For this reason, the company has specially set up a temporary relief fund to help employees tide over the difficulties; Responsibility, actively participated in local community assistance, aided in the construction of school buildings, repaired roads, and won praise from the local government and people.Editor/Ma Xue