By: Riza T. Olchondra 12:13 AM November 10th, 2015
Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc.
(ACR), the publicly-listed company of the Alcantara Group, reported a 19
percent increase in net income to P685 million as of September this year
compared to the same nine-month period last year.
The company’s strong nine-month
performance was attributed to the higher amount of electricity dispatched by
its diesel-fired power plants: The 103-megawatt (MW) Mapalad Power in Iligan
City, the 100-MW Western Mindanao Power in Zamboanga City, and the 55-MW
Southern Philippines Power in Alabel, Sarangani province.
For the nine-month period, these
three plants sold 1.065 million megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity, 17 percent
more than the 910,000 MWh sold in the same period last year. All three diesel
plants have significantly contributed to alleviating the power shortage in Mindanao.
In a report, ACR said the net income
attributable to the parent firm was slightly lower at P275 million against the
P307 million registered in the same period last year. The decline was due to
the revaluation of the parent’s dollar-denominated debt.
Without this nonrecurring loss, the
parent firm’s income would have registered at P474 million for the nine-month
period. This is 54 percent higher than the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the company approved the
creation of a new subsidiary that will act as a holding company for the
coal-fired power plant assets and projects that ACR is currently developing.
ACR is developing these facilities to help provide a stable source of baseload
power for Mindanao and ensure long-term power security for the island.
These facilities are: The 105-MW San
Ramon Power Inc. (SRPI) plant in Zamboanga City and the 210-MW Sarangani Energy
Corp. (SEC) plant in Maasim, Sarangani.
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