By | Nov. 28, 2013 at 12:01am
Energy Development Corp., the operator of the Unified Leyte geothermal power plants in Leyte province, said Wednesday it restarted the operation of the damaged power complex and dispatched 57 megawatts to the Visayas grid.
EDC said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it partially re-commissioned the Upper Mahiao and Leyte Optimization plants, which were able to generate 57 MW.
“The power plants are currently on reliability runs and have successfully dispatched 57 MW into the grid,” EDC said.
The 650-MW Unified Leyte facilities, which straddle Ormoc City and Kananga town in Leyte, suffered heavy damage amid the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 8, forcing EDC to shut down the operation of the entire facility.
Energy officials said the re-commissioning of the Unified Leyte facilities would help augment power supply in the Visayas.
Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, however, said while the Unified Leyte would help reduce the power shortfall in the Visayas, it would not be enough to supply power to the whole region.
“We are still lacking as the shortfall is about 100 MW,” Petilla said, adding that it might take up to one year to fully restore the 650-MW capacity of the Unified Leyte geothermal plants.
“No cost from EDC, but this is not passable anyway and they are insured,” Petilla said.
EDC earlier said the cooling towers of Malitbog (232 MW), Tongonan (112.5 MW) and Mahanagdong (180 MW) power plants became “inoperable” due to significant damage sustained during the typhoon.
The company said a part of the cooling system of Upper Mahiao (130 MW) was also damaged. Cooling towers prevent turbines from overheating. The control systems of Tongonan, Mahanagdong and Upper Mahiao also sustained water damage.
EDC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Unified Leyte Geothermal Energy Inc. said last week it would no longer accept the contract to administer the power supply of the Unified Leyte geothermal power complex under the same condition.
Unified Leyte was appointed as one of the seven independent power producer administrators for the strips of energy.
The bidding was conducted on Nov. 7, a day before super typhoon Yolanda made landfall in Leyte and severely affected the facilities of EDC. source
“The power plants are currently on reliability runs and have successfully dispatched 57 MW into the grid,” EDC said.
The 650-MW Unified Leyte facilities, which straddle Ormoc City and Kananga town in Leyte, suffered heavy damage amid the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 8, forcing EDC to shut down the operation of the entire facility.
Energy officials said the re-commissioning of the Unified Leyte facilities would help augment power supply in the Visayas.
Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, however, said while the Unified Leyte would help reduce the power shortfall in the Visayas, it would not be enough to supply power to the whole region.
“We are still lacking as the shortfall is about 100 MW,” Petilla said, adding that it might take up to one year to fully restore the 650-MW capacity of the Unified Leyte geothermal plants.
“No cost from EDC, but this is not passable anyway and they are insured,” Petilla said.
EDC earlier said the cooling towers of Malitbog (232 MW), Tongonan (112.5 MW) and Mahanagdong (180 MW) power plants became “inoperable” due to significant damage sustained during the typhoon.
The company said a part of the cooling system of Upper Mahiao (130 MW) was also damaged. Cooling towers prevent turbines from overheating. The control systems of Tongonan, Mahanagdong and Upper Mahiao also sustained water damage.
EDC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Unified Leyte Geothermal Energy Inc. said last week it would no longer accept the contract to administer the power supply of the Unified Leyte geothermal power complex under the same condition.
Unified Leyte was appointed as one of the seven independent power producer administrators for the strips of energy.
The bidding was conducted on Nov. 7, a day before super typhoon Yolanda made landfall in Leyte and severely affected the facilities of EDC. source
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