The operations of the Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant in Tiwi, Albay remain under normal conditions and continue to supply the Luzon grid despite the increased activity from Mount Mayon, according to Aboitiz Power Corp., the parent firm of AP Renewables Inc. which operates the facility.
The plant is located about 24 kilometers from the active volcano.
AP Renewables president and chief operating officer Jeffrey Estrella said the facility observed no significant temperature and fluid flow effects on geothermal electricity production.
“The complex gross generation for the past week has been around 120 megawatts with no incident relating to Mayon’s unrest,” he said.
“Nonetheless, despite Tiwi Geothermal’s distance to Mayon’s crater of about 24 kilometers, we remain on safety alert for any possible eventualities,” Estrella said.