Published September 12, 2018, 3:28
PM By Nonoy
Lacson
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five global construction and engineering companies have
submitted bid proposals for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
of the Alsons Power Group’s planned 105-megawatt (MW) San Ramon Power, Inc.
(SRPI) coal-fired power plant in Talisayan, Zamboanga City.
SRPI Project
Manager Archimedes B. Donato said the plant will provide baseload power to
Zamboanga City and nearby areas. Construction is expected to begin
in the first half of 2019, while commercial operations are set to commence in
2022.
Donato said once operational, the
plant will play a crucial role in stabilizing power supply in the Zamboanga
peninsula.
He named the SRPI plant’s
prospective EPC contractors as the Dongfang
Electric International Corp. headquartered in Chengdu, China; Singapore-based
Jurong Engineering Ltd.; Northeast No.1 Electric Power Construction CO., Ltd.
(NEPC 1) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group;
Shandong Electric Power Construction Company (SEPCO III) – a subsidiary of
Power Construction Corporation of China; and Pune, India-based ThyssenKrupp
Industries India Pvt. Ltd. – a subsidiary of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp AG.
Donato expressed satisfaction that
five reputable firms with extensive international experience have submitted bid
proposals for the plant.
“The people of Zamboanga City and
nearby areas can look forward to a state-of-the-art baseload power plant right
here in the city to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity,” he
said.
Alsons Power Vice President for
Project Development Joseph Nocos said “the bid submissions are a testimony to
the keen interest the SRPI project has generated and are a vote of confidence
to the future of Zamboanga City.” he pointed out.
Head of Corporate Communications
of Alsons Power Oscar Benedict E. Contreras III said Alsons Power,
Mindanao’s first and most experienced independent power producer, currently
operates four power facilities in the island with a total generating capacity
of 363 MW serving key cities such as Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iligan, General
Santos and Zamboanga.
Adding that Alsons Power is also entering the renewable energy sphere through run-of-river hydroelectric power projects with a total hydro capacity potential totaling more than 145 MW in Negros Occidental, Sarangani, Davao Oriental, Zamboanga del Norte, the two Agusan Provinces, and Surigao del Sur.
Adding that Alsons Power is also entering the renewable energy sphere through run-of-river hydroelectric power projects with a total hydro capacity potential totaling more than 145 MW in Negros Occidental, Sarangani, Davao Oriental, Zamboanga del Norte, the two Agusan Provinces, and Surigao del Sur.
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