By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated February 5, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – Nine firms
have been cleared by the Department of Energy (DOE) in the last quarter of 2015
to conduct a grid impact study (GIS) for nearly 500 megawatts (MW) of power
projects.
The grid impact study is necessary
in determining if the electricity to be generated by the power project can be
absorbed by the grid.
DOE data as of end-December showed
these projects are seen to generate 499.2 MW of power.
The largest project in the lot is
the 300-MW coal-fired thermal power plant of Ludo Power Corp. in Cebu
City.
Meanwhile, the 100-MW solar farm of
CEKO Solar Farm Systems Corp. in Cebu is the only solar-powered project.
DMCI Power Corp. is planning to
build a 46-MW gas turbine power project in Calaca, Batangas.
There are two biomass power
projects, namely the 12-MW napier grass-fired biomass power plant in Llanera,
Nueva Ecija by Grassgold Renewable Energy Corp. and the 12-MW biomass-fired
power plant by Manolo Fortich Renewable Energy Corp. in Bukidnon.
The DOE also cleared two hydropower
projects, the 5.4-MW Talubin hydropower facility of Mountain Province Electric
Cooperative Inc., and the Ibulao I hydroelectric power project of Kiangan
Mini-Hydro Corp. in Ifugao.
King Energy Generation Inc. and
Datem Energy Corp. were also given GIS clearance for their 7.8 MW diesel plant
in Jimenez, Misamis Oriental and 10-MW diesel power facility in Northern Samar,
respectively.
For the whole of 2015, the DOE has
given GIS clearance to 133 projects.
No comments:
Post a Comment