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==DOE assures of govt. efforts in addressing Mindanao power situation== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R11&article=1561333517823 | |||
*By: Carina L Cayon | |||
*''April 04, 2012'' | |||
The Department of Energy has assured energy stakeholders in Mindanao that the government is taking its best efforts in addressing the power situation in the island. | |||
DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit made the assurance in the Mindanao Energy Stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday here, as she presented DOE’s undertakings and recommended solutions to improve the power supply in Mindanao. | |||
Asirit told power distributors and electric cooperatives across Mindanao of the current power supply deficit of 100-160 mega watts in the Mindanao grid from 360 MW during the previous months. | |||
As part of the short-term solutions to this condition, Asirit said DOE is pushing for the re-opening of the Iligan Diesel Power Plant (IDPP), which has been shutdown since June 2010 pending evaluations and clearance by the Commission on Audit (COA). | |||
Once operational, IDPP is expected to produce an initial power of 20-30 MW and may increase up to its full capacity of 100 MW upon rehabilitation, Asirit stated. | |||
“We hope we can put it online within the next four months, if not earlier,” she told the media in a press conference held after the stakeholders’ meeting on the same day at the Grand Regal Hotel, this city. | |||
Another short-term solution being mulled by DOE is the transfer of power barges as stop-gap measures needed in Mindanao. | |||
Asirit said two power barges are up for transfer next year that would provide 120 MW and 70 MW respectively. “This would certainly be more than enough to help augment the 200 MW shortfall,” she stated. | |||
She said there is one power barge existing with a 32-MW capacity but is only generating 5 MW due to its location in a cement plant. | |||
The rest of the existing power barges also with a 32-MW capacity each require maintenance to operate full generation capacity, she added. | |||
DOE’s short-term solutions include the installation of the Mindanao Coal-fired Power Plant of the STEAG State Power, Inc. which has a 10 MW un-contracted capacity, and the acceleration of energy efficiency program. | |||
Asirit explained that these short-term solutions are temporary just as not to hamper the development of the industry, while DOE is also making efforts for the long-term solutions. | |||
In averting the power situation in Mindanao from becoming a crisis in the future, DOE saw the need for technical rehabilitation and upgratdng of power generation plants to generate more power. | |||
The DOE official said the 180-MW Pulangi Complex run-off river hydropower plant will need to be repaired starting this month to operate in its full generation capacity. | |||
For the period of April to May, Pulangi river will be at its lowest water elevations which will reduce power generation of about 100-130 MW. | |||
However, Asirit clarified that Pulangi Complex is still generating in its full capacity of 180MW as of this time, and explained that the rehabilitation plan is aimed at preventing the plant from further damage. | |||
The Agus 6 Complex, a hydropower plant, is also set for rehabilitation and uprading in June this year, she said adding that the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has already approved three weeks ago the P2.6 budget for the plant’s repair. | |||
Asirit said the rehabilitation of the Units 1 and 2 of the Agus 6 plant will bring about additional 19 MW to produce a total of 44 MW, and will ensure another 30 years of existence. | |||
The Energy Undersecretary has also reported that the issuance of DOE Circular DC2012-03-00419 in March 2012 aiming to rationalize the power supply in Mindanao has already gained positive results. | |||
The Circular directs electric cooperatives to nominate their needed power to supply their demands which DOE said has resulted to reduction of power outages. | |||
Asirit said that as of Sunday, only nine out of the 27 electric cooperatives in Mindanao have experienced brownouts since January this year, with reduced duration of at least 30 minutes to two hours. | |||
She clarified that not all areas in Mindanao have power outages such as the areas of Cotabato, Panabo, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, and Davao. | |||
With the issuance of the Circular, areas not experiencing interruptions now include Malaybalay, Dipolog, Dapitan, Valencia, Camiguin, Panabo, Digos, Tagum, Mati, Cotabato, Surigao, Butuan, and Cabadbaran, DOE said. | |||
==Snorkeling site opens in Davao Oriental== | ==Snorkeling site opens in Davao Oriental== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R11&article=1561333254237 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R11&article=1561333254237 | ||