Sunstar Davao
By Reuel John F. Lumawag
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
THE Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) reported that some 1,850.6 megawatts (MW) from committed power projects are expected to boost the Mindanao grid in the next three years.
In its accomplishment report, 580 MW will be coming in 2015, 720 MW in 2016, and 550.6 MW in 2017. Mindanao's power supply will have a mix of hyrdo electric, biomass, oil, and coal-fired.
The committee noted that by 2015, Mindanao will start to experience an availability of excess supply including contingency reserves for the first time since 2009.
In 2015, power plants that will go online are: Therma South Inc.'s 300 MW Coal-fired Energy Project; the first 100 MW unit of the arangani Energy Corporation's 200 MW Southern Mindanao Coal-fired Power Station; 30 MW Puyo Hydroelectric Power Project of the First Gen Mindanao Hydropower Corp.; the first 150 MW unit of the 300MW SMC Davao Power Plant Project of the San Miguel Consolidated Power Corporation.
In 2016, power plants that will go online includes: the 10 MW Kalilangan Bio-Energy Corporation Multi Feedstock Power Generating Facility; 10 MW Don Carlos Bio-Energy Corporation Multi Feedstock Power Generating Facility; 10 MW Malaybalay Bio-Energy Corporation Multi Feedstock Power Generating Facility; 10 MW Lamsan Power Corporation Biomass Power Plant Project; 25 MW Lake Mainit Hyrdo electric plant of the Agusan Power Corporation; the 405 MW Misamis Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Coal-Fired Power Plant Project of FDC Utilities, Inc; the second 150 MW unit of the 300MW SMC Davao Power Plant Project of the San Miguel Consolidated Power Corporation; and the second 100 MW unit of the Sarangani Energy Corporation's 200 MW Southern Mindanao Coal-fired Power Station.
By 2017, power projects that will go online include: the 1.6 MW Biomass Cogeneration Facility of the Philippine Trade Center, Inc.; 9 MW Limbatangon Hydroelectric Power Project of the Turbines Resource & Development Corp.; and the 540 MW of the PsagCorp Coal-Fired Power Plant of GN Power Kauswagan.
"Based on the reports provided by the Department of Energy and the internal regular monitoring that they do with the proponents is comfortable to note that these committed power projects will indeed be available as indicated," said Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority (Minda) director of investment promotions and public affairs, during the Mindanao Power Stakeholders Dialogue in September.
However, he pointed out that despite the fact that Mindanao will have an ample supply of power in the coming years, some areas will still experience brownouts.
"Some [areas and] electric cooperatives that have contract issues or deficiencies will still go through brownouts," Montenegro said.
He also said, during a press conference at the Grand Men Seng Hotel last week, as compared before when they had difficulty in promoting investments for Mindanao due to the unreliable power supply, he said this time around the island will be able to attract more investments in the coming years due to the increase in power supply.
"[This is a] favorable scenario for drawing [more] investments to [come to] Mindanao," he said. source
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