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Govt wants Malaya plant to run in Q1

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The Energy Department ordered the operator of the 620-megawatt Malaya thermal power plant in Rizal province to run the facility during the 20-day maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya gas project in northwest Palawan.

The Malampaya facility will be shut down from Jan. 28 to Feb. 16, which is expected to affect power supply and electricity prices.

Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said aside from the Malaya power plant, the agency was also studying running the 100-MW Avion open cycle natural gas-fired power plants in Batangas.

Fuentebella, however, said the Malaya power plant might not run on full load or only about 70 percent.

“For Avion, they are undergoing commercial testing for running under diesel. I have not gotten the feedback,” he said.

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Fuentebella said the Malampaya gas project which powers three power plants in Batangas with a combined capacity of 2,700 MW was spared by typhoon Nina.

He said all materials needed for the maintenance were delivered “so as far, as we’re concerned, on schedule all activities with regard to Malampaya maintenance shutdown.”

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