The ERC said it approved on Feb. 27 the provisional authority to operate (PAO) for four companies and the conversion of certificates of compliance (COC) into PAOs for two firms. “With the approvals of PAOs and COCs to generation companies, power supply will be augmented as additional power will be injected into the grid,” ERC Chair Agnes Devanadera said in a statement. Approved were PAOs that were issued to Peakpower San Francisco Inc. for its 5.2-MW diesel-fired power plant in Agusan Del Sur; Peakpower Bukidnon Inc. for its 10.42-MW diesel plant in Bukidnon; SMC Consolidated Power Corp. for its 150-MW coal-fired plant in Bataan, and SPC Power Corp. for its 16-MW power barge in Bohol. The ERC also issued a COC to Pagbilao Energy Corp. for its 420-MW Pagbilao Unit 3 coal-fired plant in Quezon. The regulator also approved the renewal of the COC of PowerSource Philippines Inc. for its 700-kilowatt diesel-fired plant in Palawan.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 07, 2018 21:22 UTC