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A<br />

Tapping Point<br />

TCIC<br />

TDD<br />

Team Philippines<br />

<strong>ABOITIZ</strong> <strong>POWER</strong> <strong>CORPORATION</strong><br />

<strong>Glossary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Terms</strong>, Abbreviations and Acronyms<br />

The point <strong>of</strong> electrical interconnection between the subtransmission line owned by the grid owner and connection assets<br />

Taiwan Cogeneration International Corporation<br />

Total Demand Distortion<br />

Team Philippines Industrial Power II Corporation [formerly, Mirant (Phils.) Industrial Power II Corp.]<br />

Technical Loss<br />

The component <strong>of</strong> system loss that is inherent in the physical delivery <strong>of</strong> electric energy<br />

Test and Commissioning Putting into service a system or equipment that has passed all required tests to show that the system or equipment was erected and<br />

connected in the proper manner and can be expected to work satisfactorily<br />

THC<br />

THD<br />

Therma Marine or TMI<br />

Therma Mobile<br />

Therma South<br />

Therma Visayas<br />

Tiwi - Makban<br />

TLI<br />

Top-up<br />

Total System Blackout<br />

TPI<br />

TPVI<br />

Transmission<br />

Development Plan or<br />

TDP<br />

Transmission System or<br />

Grid<br />

Treasury Shares<br />

Tsuneishi Holdings (Cebu), Inc.<br />

Total Harmonic Distortion<br />

Therma Marine, Inc.<br />

Therma Mobile, Inc.<br />

Therma South, Inc. (formerly Therma Pagbilao, Inc.)<br />

Therma Visayas, Inc. (formerly Vesper Industrial & Development Corporation)<br />

Tiwi - Makban Geothermal Complex, composed <strong>of</strong> eight geothermal plants and on binary plant, located in the provinces <strong>of</strong><br />

Batangas, Laguna and Albay<br />

Therma Luzon, Inc.<br />

The supply <strong>of</strong> electricity by the distributors to the customer on a continuing or regular basis to compensate for any shortfall<br />

between the customer's total supply requirements and those met from other sources<br />

The condition when all generation in the grid has ceased, the entire system has shutdown, and the system operator must<br />

implement a black start to restore the grid to its normal state<br />

Therma Power, Inc.<br />

Therma Power - Visayas, Inc.<br />

Refers to the program for managing the transmission system through efficient planning for the expansion, upgrading, rehabilitation,<br />

repair and maintenance, to be formulated by DOE and implemented by the TRANSCO pursuant to EPIRA<br />

The high voltage backbonesystem <strong>of</strong> interconnected transmission lines, substations, and related facilities, located in each <strong>of</strong> Luzon,<br />

Visayas and Mindanao, or as may be determined by the ERC<br />

Company shares acquired by the Company<br />

U<br />

UFR<br />

Universal Charge<br />

US$ OR USD<br />

User<br />

Underfrequency Relay<br />

Refers to the charge, if any, imposed for the recovery <strong>of</strong> the stranded cost and other purposes<br />

The lawful currency <strong>of</strong> the United States <strong>of</strong> America<br />

A person or entity that uses the grid or distribution system and related facilities to which the Grid Code or Distribution Code applies<br />

V<br />

V<br />

VA<br />

VAR<br />

VAT<br />

VECO<br />

Voltage<br />

Voltage Control<br />

Volts<br />

Volt-Ampere<br />

Volt-Ampere Reactive<br />

Value Added Tax<br />

Visayan Electric Company, Inc.<br />

The electromotive force or electric potential difference between two points which causes the flow <strong>of</strong> electric current in an electric<br />

circuit<br />

Any actions undertaken by the system operator or user to maintain the voltage <strong>of</strong> the grid within the limits prescribed by the Grid<br />

Code such as, but not limited to, adjustment <strong>of</strong> generator reactive output, adjustment in transformer taps or switching <strong>of</strong> capacitors<br />

or reactors

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