Philippines: DOE approves grid-impact study for five more power projects

Philippines: DOE approves grid-impact study for five more power projects

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared five power projects for the
conduct of a grid-impact study (GIS).

A clearance for the conduct of GIS is necessary for a power firm before it
can proceed with the construction of its power project.

The proposed projects could generate a total of 209.2 megawatts (MW) of
installed power capacity.

Based on DOE data as of June, the project proponents that were allowed to
proceed with the GIS are Supreme Power Corp., for a 7.2- MW diesel
power-plant project in Ubay, Bohol; SPC Power Corp., for a 32-MW
diesel-fired power barge in Maribojoc, Bohol; Bataan 2020 Inc., for a 25-MW
multi-feedstock cogeneration plant in Mariveles, Bataan; Horus Solar Energy
Corp., for a 45-MW solar-farm project in Morong, Bataan; and Solar
Philippines Tanuan Corp., for a 100-MW solar-power project in Batangas.

The DOE approval was issued on June 13 for Supreme Power, SPC Power and
Bataan 2020.

Horus Solar and Solar Philippines, meanwhile, sought the green light from
the DOE for their respective proposed projects on June 20.

In May the agency cleared eight power projects, including three from a unit
of San Miguel Corp., for the conduct of a similar study.

Based on the list, Strategic Power Development Corp. (SPDC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the conglomerate, will be involved in the following power
projects: 100-MW Nabuangan run-of-hydro river in Apayao, the 500-MW Dingalan
pumped storage hydroelectric plant in Aurora and the 400-MW San Roque Lower
East Pumped Storage in Pangasinan.

The other five projects include Marubeni Corp.'s 70-MW diesel genset
facility in Leyte; Solar Philippines Inc.'s 100-MW Iba-Palauig solar plant
in Zambales and another 100-MW solar plant in Medellin, Cebu, Hayes Solar
Energy Corp.'s 27-MW solar plant in Misamis Oriental; and REPower Energy
Development Corp.'s 1.5-MW Tignoan River (Uper Cascade) hydro electric plant
of in Quezon.

The proposed projects could generate a total of 1,298.5 MW of installed
power capacity, 1,000 MW of which will come from SPDC.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com