Thursday, December 5, 2013

Philippines:

Maibarara Geothermal Plant Launch Delayed (Business Mirror)

Maibarara Geothermal Inc. (MGI) has moved the commercial operation of its 20-MWe geothermal power facility in Batangas to early next year, said its top official.

MGI President Francisco Delfin Jr. said the power plant needs to undergo further tests before it is cleared for a commercial launch.

“It looks like that we will extend the testing to early 2014 because Fuji Electric, the main supplier of our equipment, wanted to do some additional tests on certain equipment,” said Delfin, adding that actual operation will start only after Fuji Electric concludes all tests.

The company agreed with Fuji Electric’s proposal to conduct more tests. “Because it is a matter of safety and future operations, we agreed with them to do additional testing so that’s where we are now,” added Delfin.

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