Published April 15, 2018, 10:00 PM By Myrna M.
Velasco
A mix of well-entrenched and new
energy firms have advanced interests in the pre-bid conference set by the
Department of Energy (DOE) on the country’s bid of setting up its liquefied
natural gas (LNG) import facility as well as related infrastructure assets.
Based on the list released by the
Department of Energy, the interested parties were a combination of local and
foreign firms, namely: Cleanway Energy Dept. Corp., First Gen Corporation,
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Philippine National
Oil Company, VIRES Energy Corporation, SK E&S Co. Ltd. of South Korea,
Carmine Energy Pte. Ltd., and DeEnergy International Corp.
First Gen of the Lopez Group, which
had already gone headway on completing front-end engineering design of its
planned LNG terminal, was deemed the most advanced among domestic players
on its LNG infrastructure build-up
State-run PNOC has also taken
considerable steps on its “search for a partner” on the planned $2.0-billion
LNG facility, with an integrated initial power plant development of
200-megawatt capacity.
The government-managed company is
still at the process of evaluating “unsolicited proposals” lodged to it on its
quest for an investor-partner.
Energy Undersecretary Felix William
Fuentebella noted “it’s still a pre-bid process,” hence, there is no definite
gauge yet on the seriousness of the prospective investors. If these investors
will eventually firmly decide on their proposed LNG facilities, one of the
requirements they shall comply with would be securing corresponding permit or
license from the DOE.
“Prior to the granting of the
permit, the potential project proponent as an initial step shall request for a
pre-application conference to present the general project concept to the
Centralized Review Evaluation Committee,” the energy department has announced.
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