Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) - March 10, 2019 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The National
Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has secured additional ancillary services
to ensure stable power supply in the Visayas power grids until 2020.
The Energy Regulatory Commission
(ERC) has granted provisional authority (PAs) on NGCP’s ancillary services
procurement agreement (ASPA) with Palm Concepcion Power Corp.
PCPC, a joint venture between Palm
Thermal Consolidated Holdings Corp. (PTCHC) and Jin Navitas Resource Inc.
(JNRI), owns and operates the 2x135-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in
Concepcion, Iloilo.
The grid operator’s ancillary
service with PCPC will be sourced from the power plant, which was issued a
certificate of compliance in May last year, allowing it to start operating
commercially.
The deal covers up to 15 MW
contingency reserve at P1.50 per kwh rate for the firm contracted capacity and
also up to 15 MW at P2.25 per kwh for the non-firm or when the firm capacity is
not scheduled.
CR is the capacity allocated to
cover the loss or failure of a power plant or transmission line in order to
maintain the balance in the power grid.
NGCP said the Visayas grid has not
yet reached the required levels of contracted ancillary services while demand
for power in the region continues to increase.
The ASPA with PCPC will assure the
Visayas region of system reliability and grid stability until 2020.
Ancillary services are necessary to
support the transmission capacity, maintaining reliable operation of the
transmission system and electricity supply in the grid.
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