By
LenieLectura - September 4, 2019
SAN Ramon Power Inc.
(SRPI), a unit of listed Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc., has
shortlisted two global construction and engineering contractors out of
five companies that initially submitted bid proposals for the engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) of its 105-megawatt (MW) coal-fired
power plant in Talisayan, Zamboanga City.
The SRPI plant’s
shortlisted EPC bidders are Northeast No.1 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd.
(NEPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group; and
Shandong Electric Power Construction Co. (Sepco III), a subsidiary of Power
Construction Corp. of China.
The two firms edged
out three other multinational engineering and construction companies that
bidded for the SRPI power plant contract.
SRPI Project Manager
Engr. Archimedes Donato earlier expressed satisfaction that up to 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 underscored
Alsons Power’s commitment to bring the project to completion. “These bid
submissions are a testimony to the keen interest the SRPI project has generated
and are a vote of confidence in the future of Zamboanga City,” he pointed out.
The plant, which will
provide baseload power to Zamboanga City and nearby areas, is expected
to begin operations in 2023.
Alsons Power,
Mindanao’s first and most experienced independent power producer, currently
operates four bunker diesel and coal power facilities in the island with a
total generating capacity of 363 MW serving key cities, such as Cagayan de Oro,
Iligan, General Santos and Zamboanga.
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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