ACEN starts operations of power plant in PililiaMANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) is bumping up the Luzon grid’s supply by 150 megawatts (MW) with the commercial operations of its diesel plant in Pililia, Rizal. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, ACEN said its 150-MW quick response diesel power plant in Pililla, Rizal is expected to help remediate the spate of power supply disruptions and augment the energy supply amidst the Malampaya shutdown by starting to supply essential peaking and reserve power. The P1.9-billion diesel fired power plant is a joint venture project with Axia Power Holdings Philippines Corp., a subsidiary of Japan-based Marubeni Corp.To ensure high availability for the plant, a UK-based company Aggreko installed 162 units of diesel generators, providing enough spare capacity. The 150-MW diesel plant is the third plant to be switched on by ACEN in the Philippines this year, behind the 120-MW GigaSol Alaminos in Laguna and the 63 MW GigaSol Palauig in Zambales. ACEN aspires to be the largest listed renewables platform in Southeast Asia, and is on track to attain its goal of reaching 5,000 MW of renewables capacity by 2025.

Source: Philippine Star October 06, 2021 15:56 UTC