Friday, June 6, 2014

Philippines:

EDC Revives BacMan Geothermal Plant's 2nd Unit (InterAksyon)

Energy Development Corp (EDC) has revived a generating unit of the Bacon-Manito geothermal plants in Albay and Sorsogon after an extended shutdown.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, EDC said the BacMan facility's 55 MWe Unit 2 has completed reliability runs and is delivering electricity to the grid.

"The unit, however, remains subject to close monitoring and/or to additional tests," the Lopez-controlled company said.

EDC shut down the generating unit in March last year after a turbine blade sheared off, causing damage to the facility. The incident happened within days after the company resumed commercial operations of the power plant, which had undergone rehabilitation.

BacMan's 55-MW Unit 1 was recommissioned in February after being shut down in September last year because of hairline cracks spotted in its turbine blades.

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