Aboitiz Power suggests rehabilitation of 727-MW Agus hydroelectric plants in Philippines

Aboitiz Power suggests rehabilitation of 727-MW Agus hydroelectric plants in
Philippines

Being several decades old and having a reduced dependable capacity of about
400 MW, the Agus hydroelectric plants are in need of a major rehabilitation,
according to Aboitiz Power Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer
Antonio Moraza.

Speaking during an investment conference in Davao City on July 21, Moraza
said that the huge surplus of power in Mindanao, Philippines, allows the
government to now consider this rehab work.

The Agus complex consists of six powerhouses along the Agus River: 80-MW
Agus I, 180-MW Agus II, 158-MW Agus IV, 55-MW Agus V, 200-MW Agus VI and
55-MW Agus VII. Some of the Agus units were constructed as early as the
1950s.

Moraza emphasized the fact that the perennial problem of the Mindanao power
shortage is gone and the region must now take advantage of its energy
surplus to spur the economy. "Now that power supply is no longer an issue,
it can be said that Mindanao is truly open for business," Moraza said. Other
factors he cited that will bring investments to Mindanao include peace and
order and eradicating corruption and red tape.

Aboitiz rehabilitated the Ambuklao hydropower plant, which was built in 1956
and abandoned by the government after a 1990 earthquake. The plant was
returned to service in 2011 at an installed capacity of 105 MW (from the
former 70 MW).
Moraza said studies would have to be completed to determine how to
rehabilitate Agus.

Earlier this year, HydroWorld.com reported that the Power Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp. was awaiting results from a study on how to
best move from federally owned power generation facilities toward
privatization, with the study focusing on the Agus system and the 85-MW
Pulangi complex.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com