(The Philippine Star) | Updated October 22, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines —
The Department of Energy (DOE) has endorsed 24 projects for commercial
operations as of Sept. 7 this year.
The agency issued
certificates of endorsement (COE) to these projects, which have a combined
capacity of 1.418 megawatts (MW).
Of the 24 endorsed
projects, there are 13 diesel-fired plants, 10 renewable energy plants and only
one coal-fired plant, data from the DOE showed.
Of the renewable energy
projects, four are solar projects, three are hydropower projects and three are
biomass projects.
The biggest of the lot
is the coal-fired power plant of Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc. located
in Awasan, Tagkawayan, Quezon. It has a capacity of 1,000 MW.
Among the other
projects endorsed are Solar Philippines Tanauan Corp.’s 100-MW solar farm in
Tanauan, Batangas, and Power Source First Bulacan Solar Inc.’s 50-MW solar
plant in San Miguel, Bulacan.
These companies have
struck a deal to supply Manila Electric Co. with 50 MW each and are awaiting
the approval of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the power supply
agreements (PSAs).
The COE is a
requirement for the issuance of Certificate of Compliance (COC) by the Energy
Regulatory Commission (ERC), which is necessary before any generation company
can commence commercial operations.
The COC has a term of
five years during which period the generators are required to comply with the
terms and conditions set forth in the ERC’s guidelines for the issuance of
certificate of compliance for generation companies/facilities that include
reportorial, technical and financial requirements.
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