Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant

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Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
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Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
Country Philippines
Location Albay, Philippines
Coordinates 13°27′56.5″N123°38′58.1″E / 13.465694°N 123.649472°E / 13.465694; 123.649472
StatusOperational
Commission date 1979
Owner(s) AP Renewables
Operator(s) AP Renewables
Geothermal power station
TypeFlash steam (existing) / Binary cycle (planned)
Power generation
Units operational4 units [1]
Units planned1 unit
Nameplate capacity 234 MW

The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant is a 234-MW geothermal power station in Tiwi, Albay, Philippines.

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History

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Pilot geothermal plant. 1970

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]

Facilities

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "List of Existing Power Plants (Grid-connected) as of December 2021" (PDF). Department of Energy. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tiwi". National Geothermal Association of the Philippines. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. Gatdula, Donnabelle (July 31, 2008). "Aboitiz group bags Tiwi-Makban power complex with $447-M bid". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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