Philippine Daily Inquirer January 4, 2019 at 5:32 am
SN Aboitiz Power has equipped its
105-megawatt Ambuklao hydro power plant and 140-MW Binga plant with
solar-powered seismic monitors to enhance disaster risk mitigation.
SNAP said in a statement that it had
invested about P8 million for the installation of five solar-powered
accelerographs in strategic positions in both of its Benguet facilities.
“The main purpose of these equipment
is to monitor the structural integrity of the dams that supply our hydro
plants,” SNAP president and chief executive Joseph S. Yu said in a statement.
“This is part of SNAP’s
sustainability and risk mitigation plans to help ensure energy reliability and
security in the Luzon grid, as well as to safeguard the welfare of our
employees and host communities,” Yu said.
These equipment record ground
acceleration—one of the parameters in conducting seismic analysis of the dams’
structures.
The strong motion recorders are
connected to control centers so that rapid assessment could be conducted,
especially during cases necessitating emergency response.
“This undertaking could potentially
save lives and assets, as well as ensure the reliability of our services to our
customers” Yu said.
“Strong motion recorders in our dams
could help us reduce cost and risk, and avoid having calamities turn into
disasters by initiating early damage-detection,” he added.
The decision to boost SNAP’s safety
program through these seismic monitors arose during the third-party safety
audit conducted by international consulting and engineering company Pöyry.
The audit was done as part of SNAP’s operation
and maintenance agreement with National Power Corp. and Power Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.—RONNEL W. DOMINGO
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