Private transmission firm National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has scored four ISO certifications that delve with environmental, safety as well as resiliency measures that it has been enforcing in the operation of the country’s electricity highway.
The company has secured Integrated Management System (IMS) re-certification for ISO 9001:2015 on Quality Management Systems; ISO 14000:2015 on Environmental Management Systems; ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems; and ISO 22301:2019 for Business Continuity Management Systems.
NGCP explained that the IMS certification “combines all processes of an organization into a unified system.” The transmission firm was first certified for its IMS processes in 2012.
“NGCP is proud to have received this re-certification. This is proof that NGCP’s operations are world class and have passed muster on the international arena,” the transmission company stressed.
It added that the IMS certifications for NGCP “are a confirmation of the company’s strict observance of international criteria covering management and speed of processes, cost effectiveness, and streamlined services.”
For the ISO certification on quality management, in particular, that touches on “the organization’s activities to meet stakeholder requirements and ability to continuously improve its effectivity and efficiency,” according to NGCP.
Additionally, the environmental management ISO certification “gauges the organization’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact;” while safety management “identifies and manages all safety and risk factors, as well as focuses on the safety culture within an organization.”
The ISO certification on business continuity management, on the other, “measures the organization’s capability to implement strategies and contingency measures to prevent loss and disruptions to its operations, especially during natural and man-made disasters.”
NGCP emphasized “our adherence to strict standards and processes define how we do business,” with it adding that “the public can rely on us to run the transmission business with the highest level of operational standards.”
The transmission company’s operations serve as the backbone of the Philippine power sector -that aside from wheeling the generated electricity of power plants into the load network of distribution utilities, NGCP is also in-charge of sustaining sufficient power reserves so the electricity grids won’t be plunged into blackouts.
The nature of its business as a power utility is highly regulated by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), hence, its projects as well as rate-setting will need to secure regulatory approvals first prior to implementations.