Maibarara Geothermal Inc. (MGI) has secured a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for its 12 MW Maibarara-2 power station in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
This is MGI’s second geothermal facility approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) last April 16.
Maibarara-2 construction was essentially completed last year along with the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market registration and grid communication protocol requirements set by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines.
Individual plant-equipment testing started in early-2018, culminating in the synchronization and first delivery of power to the Luzon grid on March 9.
Early this month, the ERC conducted a thorough inspection of Maibarara-2, leading to the eventual COC approval, PGEC Energy Trading Head Dave P. Gadiano said.
From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Monday, March 12, 2018 - Philippines: 12 MW Maibarara Geothermal Power Plant Unit II Connected to Grid
- Friday, December 8, 2017 - Philippines: Testing and Commissioning of 12 MW Maibarara-2 Geothermal Power Project to Begin Shortly
- Monday, October 30, 2017 - Philippines: 12 MW Expansion of Maibarara 2 Geothermal Plant to be Completed in December