Aboitiz Power Corp. wholly-owned subsidiary East Asia Utilities Corp. (EAUC) said Monday it decommissioned a diesel generator unit at its bunker C-fired diesel power plant in Mactan Export Processing Zone 1 (MEPZ 1), Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.
The decommissioned unit, which had a capacity of 12.4 megawatts (MW), has been deregistered from the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) system, effective Oct. 30, 2025.
EAUC said its decision to seek regulatory approvals for the unit’s decommissioning followed a technical incident in May 2024. Following an extensive evaluation by EAUC management, the unit was deemed no longer viable for repair or continued operation.
AboitizPower said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that EAUC secured prior clearances from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in accordance with the DOE’s implementing guidelines for the decommissioning of a generating plant.
EAUC, which operates 50 MW of bunker oil-fired power facility, completed the process to decommission and deregister the asset on Monday.
The three other generating units of EAUC remain unaffected, it said.
EAUC began full commercial operations on May 25, 1998, and serves its capacity to MEPZ 1 and the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).
