By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published December 17, 2020 6:23pm The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has completed its P7.09-billion Mindanao backbone after it energized the project’s final component. In a statement on Thursday, the NGCP said it recently energized the Toril-Bunawan 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, the final component of its Mindanao 230-kilovolt (kV) backbone project. The project, the grid operator said, will secure the reliability of power transmission services in the entire Mindanao. “As one of NGCP's critical projects, the Mindanao backbone will connect bulk generation from the northern and southern parts of Mindanao and ensure stable and continuous power from Lanao del Norte, passing through Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon, all the way to Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental,” it said.