Business World Online
Posted on November 27, 2013 10:33:33 PM
THE UNIFIED LEYTE geothermal power plant complex has been able to generate 57 megawatts (MW) after operator Energy Development Corp. (EDC) recommissioned portions of the facility that was damaged by super-typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) last Nov. 8.
In a disclosure yesterday, the Lopez-led firm said it has “partially recommissioned the Upper Mahiao and Leyte Optimization Plants.”
“The power plants are currently on reliability runs and have successfully dispatched 57 MW into the grid,” the disclosure read.
Last week, EDC reported that its geothermal power plants in Leyte ceased operations amid heavy damage caused by the typhoon. These plants consist of the 588.5-MW Unified Leyte power complex and the 112.5-MW Tongonan plant.
The Unified Leyte power complex -- which straddles Ormoc City and municipality of Kananga -- consists of the 125-MW Upper Mahiao plant; 232.5-MW Malitbog plant; 180-MW Mahanagdong plant; and 51-MW Leyte optimization plants.
EDC had said the cooling towers of the Malitbog, Tongonan, and Mahanagdong power plants and part of the cooling system of the Upper Mahiao plant became inoperable due to significant damage from the storm.
“Consequently, none of the main power plants constituting the 650 MW are currently operable,” EDC had said, noting that the small optimization plants were then being assessed.
Other facilities of EDC in the area were also affected by the typhoon.
Besides the steam field lines, almost all of the company’s buildings sustained varying degrees of damage.
EDC is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the Philippines. The firm currently operates 12 power facilities in five geothermal service contract areas in the country.
The company, through First Gen Hydro Power Corp., also operates the 132-MW Pantabangan-Masiway hydro power plant in Nueva Ecija. It is also building the 87-MW Burgos wind power project in Ilocos Norte, which is expected to be operational next year. -- Claire-Ann Marie C. Feliciano source
“The power plants are currently on reliability runs and have successfully dispatched 57 MW into the grid,” the disclosure read.
Last week, EDC reported that its geothermal power plants in Leyte ceased operations amid heavy damage caused by the typhoon. These plants consist of the 588.5-MW Unified Leyte power complex and the 112.5-MW Tongonan plant.
The Unified Leyte power complex -- which straddles Ormoc City and municipality of Kananga -- consists of the 125-MW Upper Mahiao plant; 232.5-MW Malitbog plant; 180-MW Mahanagdong plant; and 51-MW Leyte optimization plants.
EDC had said the cooling towers of the Malitbog, Tongonan, and Mahanagdong power plants and part of the cooling system of the Upper Mahiao plant became inoperable due to significant damage from the storm.
“Consequently, none of the main power plants constituting the 650 MW are currently operable,” EDC had said, noting that the small optimization plants were then being assessed.
Other facilities of EDC in the area were also affected by the typhoon.
Besides the steam field lines, almost all of the company’s buildings sustained varying degrees of damage.
EDC is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the Philippines. The firm currently operates 12 power facilities in five geothermal service contract areas in the country.
The company, through First Gen Hydro Power Corp., also operates the 132-MW Pantabangan-Masiway hydro power plant in Nueva Ecija. It is also building the 87-MW Burgos wind power project in Ilocos Norte, which is expected to be operational next year. -- Claire-Ann Marie C. Feliciano source
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