CALAPAN CITY , Philippines – The 15-megawatt bunker-fired diesel power plant project here envisioned to supply the remaining energy requirements in the island province of Oriental Mindoro is expected to be commissioned on December.
DMCI Power Corp. president Nestor Dadivas announced, “We are targeting commissioning of the power plant in December.â€
DMCI Power, a subsidiary of Consunji-led DMCI Holdings Inc., won the 20-year contract for the construction and operation of the power facility, besting seven other bidders last year.
According to bulletin published here by the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ormeco), the P1-billion power plant will supply the energy requirements of the power cooperative.
In 2013, DMCI Power also won the contract to supply fuel for the diesel power plant of National Power Corp. (Napocor) in El Nido, Palawan.
El Nido is a popular tourist destination in the Philippines, hailed by CNN Go for its beaches, marble cliffs, and limestone formations.
Dadivas stated “DMCI is now supplying one megawatt to El Nido via rental agreement with Napocor for 9 months, boosting Palawan’s primarily industry – tourism.â€
“We now provide power 16 hours a day from 2 pm to 6 am when demand is high. It allows resorts to charge higher room rates with aircon availability,†he added.