Philippines: Bataan, Cebu power plants install 237-MW new power in first half

Philippines: Bataan, Cebu power plants install 237-MW new power in first
half

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) ANNOUNCED THAT NEWLY OPERATING POWER PLANTS
IN BATAAN AND CEBU HAVE BROUGHT IN 237-MW ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO THE POWER
GRID IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2017.

This is in part of the government's initiatives in installing 43,765-MW new
energy by 2040, representing mixed baseload requirements, mid-merit and
peaking power plants.

As per DOE's findings, the added power capacity came from the 150-MW Limay
coal-fired plant (unit 1) and the 18-MW Mariveles solar farm in Bataan, as
well as the 60-MW First Toledo solar farm in Cebu, the Standard reports.

Currently, the country has a peak demand of 13,683-MW comprised of grids in
Luzon (10,054-MW), Visayas (1,933-MW) and Mindanao (1,696-MW). This is
included in the existing power supply of over 21,621-MW as of late June.

Meanwhile, dependable capacity reached only 19,536-MW, with 13,874-MW
covering Luzon, 2,945-MW in Visayas, and 2,716-MW in Mindanao.

On a lighter note, the Philippines has upped its energy supply with an
additional 2,000-MW as of 2016 due to productive operations of commercial
power plants like the 450-MW San Gabriel natural gas plant, the 405-MW FDC
Misamis coal plant, the 300-MW Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp., the
150-MW SMC Malita coal plant, the 135-MW Palm Concepcion coal plant, and the
132.5-MW Helios solar farm.

"We are determined to achieve the ideal and dependable 70-20-10 energy mix,
through massive infrastructure and development with the indispensable
participation of the private sector," DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi said.

"Hopefully, with Dutertenomics attracting the adequate level of private
investments, we can reach our targeted additional power capacity by year
2040 at 43,765 MW," he added.

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Link to Original Article:
http://powerphilippines.com/2017/08/22/bataan-cebu-power-plants-add-237-mw/

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com