Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. has launched its newest global service center in the Philippines at Insular Life Corporate Center, Filinvest, Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
The GSC aims to service thermal power plant operators in Southeast Asia, in fulfillment of its goal to solve energy and environmental issues on a global scale.
“Our vision is [to provide] power for a brighter future,” MHPS president and chief executive Takato Nishizawa said. “As the population increases, energy consumption also increases, creating more environmental issues that need to be resolved. We want to do this through the most advanced environmental technologies.”
MHPS Asia Pacific chief technology officer Hiroshi Fujii affirmed this, explaining that the company aims to provide, through the GSC, optimal operation and maintenance of thermal power plants by harnessing the company’s extensive knowledge and expertise on thermal power systems, and utilizing the latest information and communication technologies.
Fujii said GSC would serve as a thermal power generation base in Southeast Asia, which would reduce maintenance costs and help prevent unplanned downtime and power plant outages. “MHPS hopes that through the center’s improvements in power plant availability and efficiency, its client’s asset value will increase,” Fujii said.
Trade Undersecretary Rowel Barba stressed the significance of the new center’s presence in the country. He said this new development “attests to Japan’s confidence in the Philippines and in the current President Duterte administration.”
Barba said “the DTI is counting on the global service center to make a massive contribution, not only in support of the energy and power sector but also in support of our trade and industry as well.”
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa echoed this sentiment, saying the GSC will strengthen the partnership between Japan and the Philippines by the former’s sharing of advanced knowledge on thermal power generation.
“The Philippines faces challenges on energy, security, reliability, and availability within the existing power infrastructure. I see many opportunities for the MHPS global service center to share its expertise and experience with the Philippines,” he said.
MHPS’ global service center, located on the 21st floor of Tower 1, Insular Life Corporate Center, is the company’s third remote monitoring center, following those in Takasago, Japan, built in 1999, and Orlando, Florida, in 2001.