Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant | |
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Country | Philippines |
Location | Albay, Philippines |
Coordinates | 13°27′56.5″N 123°38′58.1″E / 13.465694°N 123.649472°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1979 |
Owner(s) | AP Renewables |
Operator(s) | AP Renewables |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Flash steam (existing) / Binary cycle (planned) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 units [1] |
Units planned | 1 unit |
Nameplate capacity | 234 MW |
The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant is a 234-MW geothermal power station in Tiwi, Albay, Philippines.
The Commission on Volcanology conducted an exploration of the Tiwi geothermal field from 1964 to 1968. [2]
The Philippine government in early 1971 invited the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) to form the Philippine Geothermal, Inc. (PGI) which is intended as a joint venture for the exploration and development of geothermal energy. A service contract was made with the state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) on September 10, 1971.
PGI contributed technical knowledge as well as a portion of the Tiwi field's exploration and development. NPC would construct and run the geothermal power stations. The first two units were put into service in 1979. Units 3 through 6 would be operational from 1980 to 1982. [2]
The geothermal field would then be acquired by Aboitiz Power in 2009. [3] [4] The company would own and operate the plant under its subsidiary AP Renewables. [5]
In January 2023, a new binary cycle power plant within the Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant broke ground. It will add 17-MW capacity to the existing geothermal complex. [6]
The Tiwi Geothermal Field is divided into four geographical areas: Naglagbong, Kapipihan, Matalibong, and Bariis. [2] At one point it had six units and a 330-MW capacity. [7]
As of December 2021, the Tiwi geothermal facility has four units and a capacity of 234-MW. [1]
Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant | |
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Country | Philippines |
Location | Albay, Philippines |
Coordinates | 13°27′56.5″N 123°38′58.1″E / 13.465694°N 123.649472°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1979 |
Owner(s) | AP Renewables |
Operator(s) | AP Renewables |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Flash steam (existing) / Binary cycle (planned) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 units [1] |
Units planned | 1 unit |
Nameplate capacity | 234 MW |
The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant is a 234-MW geothermal power station in Tiwi, Albay, Philippines.
The Commission on Volcanology conducted an exploration of the Tiwi geothermal field from 1964 to 1968. [2]
The Philippine government in early 1971 invited the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) to form the Philippine Geothermal, Inc. (PGI) which is intended as a joint venture for the exploration and development of geothermal energy. A service contract was made with the state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) on September 10, 1971.
PGI contributed technical knowledge as well as a portion of the Tiwi field's exploration and development. NPC would construct and run the geothermal power stations. The first two units were put into service in 1979. Units 3 through 6 would be operational from 1980 to 1982. [2]
The geothermal field would then be acquired by Aboitiz Power in 2009. [3] [4] The company would own and operate the plant under its subsidiary AP Renewables. [5]
In January 2023, a new binary cycle power plant within the Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant broke ground. It will add 17-MW capacity to the existing geothermal complex. [6]
The Tiwi Geothermal Field is divided into four geographical areas: Naglagbong, Kapipihan, Matalibong, and Bariis. [2] At one point it had six units and a 330-MW capacity. [7]
As of December 2021, the Tiwi geothermal facility has four units and a capacity of 234-MW. [1]