Philippines: 2,000 MW power projects get DOE green light

Philippines: 2,000 MW power projects get DOE green light

The Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared 11 power projects with nearly
2,000 megawatts (MW) in capacity for grid impact studies in October. File
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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared 11 power
projects with nearly 2,000 megawatts (MW) in capacity for grid impact
studies in October.

Latest DOE data showed the 11 projects are seen to generate 1,877.9 MW of
power.

The GIS is necessary in determining if the electricity to be generated by
the power project can be absorbed by the grid.

Of the total, three are traditional power plants, namely the 600-MW
coal-fired thermal power plant of SMC Global Power Holdings Inc. in
Sariaya, Quezon; the 344-MW subcritical coal-fired power plant of Masinloc
Power Partners Ltd. in Masinloc, Zambales; and the 64-MW Power Barge 103 of
Phinma Energy Corp. in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu.

The rest of the developments are renewable energy sources.

Five of the eight RE projects are hydropower plants, of which the biggest is
the 300-MW Bolusao pumped storage of San Lorenzo Ruiz Samar in Lawaan,
Eastern Samar.

San Lorenzo Ruiz is also working on two other projects, namely the 150-MW
Chico hydroelectric power project in Tabuk, Kalinga and the 140-MW Davao
hydroelectric power project in Davao City.

The other two hydropower projects in the list is the 100-MW and 50-MW Wawa
pumped storage 2 hydroelectirc power plant in Rodriguez, Rizal. These plants
are being constructed by Olympia Violago Water and Power Inc.

Two of the RE projects are solar namely the 15-MW Bogo 3 solar power plant
of Sun Premier Philippine Corp.in Bogo, Cebu City and the 100-MW solar power
plant of Sunpalo Solar Energy Inc. in San Miguel, Leyte.

Last in the list is the 14.9-MW Bagasse-Fired Cogeneration Plant of Crystal
Sugar Inc. in Maramag, Bukidnon.

Year-to-date, 78 projects were granted clearance to conduct GIS.

In 2015, the DOE has given GIS clearance to 133 projects.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com