BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDIFFERENT POWER PLANTS IN THE
PHILIPPINESHYDROELECTRIC1. Angat Hydroelectric Power PlantAngat
Hydroelectric Plant operates as a hydroelectric power plant in San
Lorenzo. The company also has a reservoir. Angat Hydroelectric
Plant was founded in 1967 and is based in Norzagaray, the
Philippines. Angat Hydroelectric Plant operates as a subsidiary of
National Power Corporation. As of now Angat Hydroelectric Plant is
fully operational and can supply of 256 MW.
2. Kalayaan Power PlantThe Plant consists of the construction of
the new Kalayaan PSP Stage II with a capacity of 2x185 MW
reversible pumping/generating units. The rehabilitation of the two
existing Caliraya and Botocan hydropower plant of 32 MW and 20 MW,
respectively, is also included in the frame of the CBK project.The
Kalayaan pumped storage plant is the first of this type in the
Philippines, built to provide much needed peak power capacity to
the Luzon electric grid. The Project makes use of the head
available between the upper Caliraya reservoir, of 83 million m3
capacity, built in the 40's to feed a traditional hydropower plant,
and Laguna de Bay, a huge natural lagoon of brackish water. The
first stage, commissioned in 1983, is equipped with two 150 MW
reversible units. This project will realize the second stage,
constituted by a new penstock and powerhouse, as well as associated
structures.
3. Pantabangan-Masiway Hyproelectric PlantThe 100 MW Pantabangan
Hydro electric Power Plant is composed of 2 x 50 MW
turbine-generating units. The plant harnesses the potential energy
of the stored water inside the Pantabangan Reservoir, the largest
water reservoir in the Philippines in terms of storage capacity,
and converted it into electricity.The construction of power plant
facility was officially started on Jan. 21, 1974 and inaugurated
by, then, President Ferdinand Marcos on June 19, 1977. The Plant
was built at a cost of Php241.4 Million. It is located at Brgy.
Fatima, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, 180 Km North of Manila.
4. Ferdinand L. Singit in Bakun, BenguetThe Upper Takbo was
built in 1991 but was renamed Ferdinand L. Singit Hydro or FLS
Hydro in 1996 in memory of its late plant engineer. The
construction of the FLS Hydro was an engineering challenge since
there were no roads anywhere near the plant. Among Hedcors 19
plants, FLS Hydro has the longest conveyance line of about 3
kilometers. Initially it had a capacity of 4 MW and was upgraded in
1993 to produce its current capacity of 5.9 MW. This translates
into about 27 million kWh annually for the NPC and BENECO.
GEOTHERMAL1. Malitbog Geothermal Power Stationis a 232.5MW
geothermal power plant and is the world's largest geothermal power
plant under one roof located inMalitbog,
Kananga,Leyte,Philippines.Formerly owned and operated by the
California Energy under abuild-operate-transferscheme known as CE
Luzon. In 2007 it was transferred to PNOC -EDC and since 2009 it is
owned and operated privately by theEnergy Development
Corporation.2. Mak-Ban Geothermal Plant in LagunaMak-Ban all in all
has 6 plants: Plants A and B with two 63-MW units each, Plant C
with two 55-MW units, Plants D and E with two 20-MW units each, and
a binary plant with five 3-MW and one 0.73-MW units.The power plant
was first commissioned in 1979 and used to be under the Napocor.
But because of the power generation assets privatization effort of
the government, Mak-Ban and Tiwi were both auctioned off as a
single package in 2008. AP Renewables, Inc., a subsidiary of
Aboitiz Power Corporation,won that bid.Solar1. CEPALCOCagayan
Electric Power and Light Company Inc. in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis
Oriental is the largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia. The
photovoltaic solar panels can produce a 1.1 megawatts and can
supply a 200 households, however it may vary on the consumption of
households.Wind Power There are 3 sources of wind power in Ilocos
Norte, the Bangui Wind farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte it uses 20
units of wind turbines that can produce a 33 megawatts. The
windmills are facing the West Philippines Sea that strenthen the
supply of winds throughout the seashore. The Caparispisan Wind Farm
also in Ilocos Norte was fully operational last year(2014) and can
produce 81 megawatts while the Burgos Wind Farm has the largest
supply of energy giving a 150 megawatts. The wind mills in Ilocos
Norte has a fix rate for power producers of 8.53 per kilowatthour
.Coal 1. Sual Power Station in PangasinaSual Power Stationis a
1,200-MWcoal-fired power stationlocated near theLingayen
GulfinSual, Pangasinan,Philippines. Development started when
Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Hopewell
Holdings, bid and won a $900mnBOOTtender for a 1,000-MW power
station at Sual. Site preparation began in 1995 and construction
started in February 1996.2. Pagbilao Power StationThe two-unit,
735-MW Pagbilao coal-fired power plant was completed in 1996. The
plant is owned by Team Energy, a joint venture of Japanese
companiesTokyo Electric Power CompanyandMarubeni Corporation.3.
Masinloc Coal-FiredIn April 2008, AES expanded into the
Philippines, completing the $930 million purchase and transfer of
assets of the 600 MW (gross) Masinloc Coal-fired Thermal Power
Plant, now Masinloc Power Partners Co. Ltd., located in Zambales
Province in Luzon.
NuclearBataan Nuclear Power Plantis anuclear power plant,
completed but never fueled, onBataan Peninsula, 100 kilometres
(62mi) west ofManilain thePhilippines. It is located on a 3.57
square kilometre government reservation at Napot Point
inMorong,Bataan. It was the Philippines' only attempt at building a
nuclear power plant.