Philippines: Grid Impact Study Approved for 120 MW Kalinga Geothermal Power Project

Aragorn to conduct geothermal study (Manila Standard)

The Department of Energy has allowed Aragorn Power and Energy Corp. (APEC) to conduct a grid impact study for its proposed 120-megawatt Kalinga geothermal power project in Pasil, Kalinga province.

This is the first project allowed by the agency this year to conduct a study on the impact of the Kalinga project to the grid.

The DoE approved the conduct of the study on January 4. The agency earlier declared the Kalinga geothermal plant as an energy project of national significance.

The Energy Investment Coordinating Council through the DeE approved the application of APEC to declare the plant as an energy project of national significance.

APEC and partner Guidance Management Corp. owns the geothermal service contract in the province of Kalinga covering an area of around 26,000 hectares with an estimated power generation potential of between 120 MW and 200 MW.

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From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Monday, October 15, 2018 - Philippines: Drilling at 100 MW Kalinga Geothermal Project to Start in 2019
• Monday, August 20, 2018 - Philippines: Kalinga Geothermal Prospect "an Energy Project of National Significance"
• Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - Philippines: Company Gets More Time to Develop Kalinga Geothermal Power Project
• Monday, September 22, 2014 - Philippines: APC Group Set to Drill Two Wells in Kalinga Geothermal Prospect
• Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - Philippines: APC to Invest $300m in Geothermal Project in Kalinga Province