- | Plan to set up more power plants |
- | Plant operation delay with regulatory and legal issues |
| Action against power shortage |
Luzon grid’s energy reserves are running thin. SMC plans to counter the anticipated power shortage in the Luzon grid by putting up more powerplants to genrate an additional 1,200 megawatts in Ilijan, Batangas. The planned power facility could run on diesel as a peaking plant.
Aside from this, SMC Global Power is planning to put up planned 2×150 megawatts circulating-fluidized bed (CFB) coal-fired power plants in Pagbilao, Quezon and Mariveles, Bataan.
Operation of the coal-fired power plant in Atimonan, Quezon, was delayed due to regulatory and legal issues. The power plant was expected to generate 1,200 megawatts to help alleviate the power shortages in the country.
June 10, 2019 10:11 am