The Department of Energy (DoE) and energy stakeholders are aiming to restore electricity within three to seven days in quake-affected areas in the Visayas. These plants included the 180-megawatt (MW) Majanandog Geothermal Power Plant (GPP), 230-MW Malitbog GPP, 120-MW Tongonan GPP, and 120-MW Upper Majiao GPP. Leyte plants still shutEnergy Development Corp. (EDC) President Richard Tantoco briefed Cusi on the status of its power plants. As of 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, all of EDC’s Leyte power plants were still shut down amid an assessment of the full extent of damage. For the Malitbog power plant, Units 1 and 2 are expected to resume operations within the next seven to 10 days, bringing around 150 MW of power back online.

Source: Manila Times July 08, 2017 17:03 UTC