Thursday, May 15, 2014

Philippines:

Mt. Apo Geothermal Power Plant IPPAs Bid Out (BusinessWorld Online Edition)

The Philippines Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) is seeking bidders for the selection and appointment of the independent power producer administrator (IPPA) for the Mt. Apo 1 and Mt. Apo 2 Geothermal Power Plants on the island of Mindanao.

“All interested parties must submit a Letter of Interest (LoI) not later than 5:00 P.M. on 30 May 2014,” the state-run agency yesterday said in a statement.

Prospective bidders must also execute a Confidentiality Agreement and an Undertaking with PSALM, and pay a non-refundable participation fee of P120,000 either in cash, manager’s check or cashier’s check on or before 5:00 p.m. of June 6.

A pre-bid conference for interested parties is scheduled for June 26 at 2:00 p.m. in preparation for the bidding on Sept. 24.

“The Mt. Apo IPPA will manage government’s contracted energies in the Mt. Apo 1 & 2 plants, which are 390 gigawatt-hours (GWh) and 398 GWh per year, respectively,” PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. said.

PSALM said the Mt. Apo 1 and Mt. Apo 2 geothermal power plants have a rated capacity of 54.24 megawatts each, and are located in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.

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