KUALA LUMPUR: Pestech International Bhd has bagged a contract for the south Luzon substations upgrading project from the National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) worth RM156.94mil.

       In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Pestech said the project would cater to the load growth and provide contingency to various substations for NGCP.

       It will involve capacity additions, replacement of old and obsolete substation equipment and reconfiguration of the existing substations to ensure reliability and flexibility of the electrical network for achieving sustainable growth of NGCP’s power network.

       Pestech will design and build according to the requirements of the contract.

       The project involves seven substation components which are independent from each other. The commencement date of the project will be determined by NGCP and completion of the components will vary from 180 days to 600 days.