THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) and electric distribution utility company Meralco today signed an agreement where Meralco will construct facilities at the Valenzuela Depot of the Metro Manila Subway that will power the country’s first-ever underground railway.
DOTr chief Jaime Bautista said the Switching Station Agreement with Deeds of Usufruct between the DOTr and Meralco will help guarantee commuters of uninterrupted power and reliable service from the railway system.
“I would like to thank Meralco for your support as this agreement will help the Metro Manila Subway a step closer to reality,” Bautista said during the signing of the agreement.
Under the Switching Station Agreement with Deeds of Usufruct, the DOTr will provide Meralco with a Switching Station area of 1,743 square meters for the interconnection of the Metro Manila Subway to the energy provider’s distribution network.
Once granted by the DOTr lot allocation, Meralco will finance, install, construct, control, operate and maintain the required facilities within the Switching Station for the Metro Manila Subway interconnection.