By BusinessMirror - January 16, 2019
OVER 4,000 megawatts (MW) of
additional capacity are expected to come on line this year, an official of the
Department of Energy (DOE) said on Tuesday.
“As per submissions of gencos [generation
companies], some 2,927 MW in Luzon, 765.8 MW in [the] Visayas and 763.4 MW in
Mindanao are expected in 2019,” DOE Electric Power Industry Management Bureau
Director Mario C. Marasigan said.
Marasigan cited some of the
prominent power projects lined up for the year. These include Limay Power Phase
II Unit 4 (150 MW), Masinloc expansion Unit 2 (300 MW), GNPower Dinginin Unit
1(600 MW), San Buenaventura Power (500 MW), Redondo Peninsula (600 MW), Energy
World Combined cycle (650 MW), Concepcion 1 Solar Philippines (115 MW), Therma
Visayas (300 MW), Concepcion Coal of Palm Thermal (135 MW), GNPower Kauswagan
(600 MW) and Southern Mindanao Coal (100 MW).
Marasigan pointed out that since the
list came from the power generation firms, “we cannot discount some delays” in
the commercial operation date (COD).
“We have to account for every
submission, nonetheless. It’s good to note that these power plants are well
spread within the year. Our outlook for this year is good,” he said.
Earlier, DOE Assistant Secretary
Redentor Delola said the DOE is confident in its projections for 2019 that the
country will be able to meet the power demand considering the incoming
capacities.
“If we will have problems, there
wont be a red alert, only yellow alert,” said Delola.
A yellow alert notice means
operating reserves have dropped below the required 647 MW contingency in Luzon,
equivalent to the largest unit in Luzon, which is the 647 MW coal-fired power
plant in Sual, Pangasinan.
A red alert notice is issued by the
grid operator when the power reserve left on the grid is regulating reserve or
equivalent to four percent of the current demand. Power interruption may occur.
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