Business Mirror
Published on Sunday, 02 June 2013 18:54 Written by Paul Anthony A. Isla
ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower) said over the weekend that Therma Mobile Inc. has recently inaugurated its four Navotas power barges.
In a statement the company said the barges have a combined capacity of 242 megawatts (MW) and a switchyard.
AboitizPower unit Therma Mobile Inc. acquired four units of the barge-mounted floating power plants moored at the fish port complex in Navotas City on May 27, 2011. At that time, AboitizPower said the units have not been operational for five years. The barges are bunker C-fired diesel plants designed for peak load application.
“You know how people like to restore old cars and bring them back to life. I came several times as the rehabilitation and renewal work was progressing and was literally amazed at how it was possible to get each and every component to work again as one unit,” Antonio R. Moraza, AboitizPower executive vice president and power generation group chief operating officer.
He said the completion of the rehabilitation of the power barges signals the “rebirth” of the power facilities.
During the inauguration ceremony, Navotas Assistant Port Manager Custodio Balaoing said the operation of the barges at Navotas is envisioned to provide sufficient and quality power supply in the surrounding areas.
“It will more specifically provide sufficient and quality power supply at the Navotas fish port complex where various fisheries-related establishments and its support industries like ice plants and cold storage, fish-processing facilities or canneries and shipbuilding or ship repair facilities are located. As I see the AboitizPower tagline which is “A Better Future,’ we believe that with AboitizPower here there is indeed a much better future for the fishing industry and all the industries that have allied with the company,” Balaoing said. source
Paul Anthony A. Isla
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