By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated August 14, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Lopez-led
Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is constructing a P130-million dedicated transmission
facility for its P7.6-billion 31-megawatt (MW) Bac-Man 3 geothermal plant to
ensure that the project will deliver its capacity to the Luzon grid on time.
The project, located in Sorsogon
province, has already been approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission.
EDC sought clearance from the power
regulator to build a connection asset with a total project cost of P130 million
“to cater the direct delivery of the full 31 MW capacity of the Bac-Man 3
geothermal project to the Luzon grid.”
“The interconnection of this plant
to the Palayang Bayan Switchyard owned by Bac-Man Geothermal Inc. (BGI) is
essential for the plant’s testing and commissioning targeted to start by the
fourth quarter of 2017, and dispatch by December 2017,” EDC said.
In approving the company’s request,
ERC ordered EDC to transfer the operation control of the Palayang Bayan
Switchyard from BGI to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines.
The power regulator also directed
EDC to construct the transmission link in accordance with the System Impact
Study and Facility Study requirements.
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pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Once completed, Bac-Man 3 will augment the power
generating capacity of the Luzon grid and address the projected demand growth
in the region, EDC business development VP Vincent Villegas earlier said.
The company has tapped Hyundai
Engineering Co. Ltd. for the design and equipment supply contract, and Galing
Power & Energy Construction Co. Inc. construction services contract.
Bac-Man 3 will add to EDC’s
geothermal portfolio, solidifying its leadership in the Philippine geothermal
industry, which currently owns and operates 1,169 MW of integrated geothermal
projects in Leyte, Negros Islands, Bicol and North Cotabato.
It is also into wind technology through
its 150-MW Burgos wind project, the largest in Southeast Asia. It also operates
hydropower and solar energy plants.
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