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San Miguel power unit building P3.2-b gas turbine power plant in Zamboanga

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San Miguel Consolidated Power Corp. is building a 56-megawatt gas turbine power plant in Zamboanga City at a cost of P3.2 billion.

SMCPC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., said in a report to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources it received an environmental compliance certificate for the project’s first phase involving a 28-MW gas turbine power plant in Sangali, Zamboanga City.

The ECC-approved project is under construction, but SMCPC decided to increase its power generating capacity to 56 MW because of the projected increase in power demand in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

SMCPC submitted the gas turbine power plant expansion project to the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau for public scoping.

SMCPC said the deployment of modular, fast-start, high-speed, quick-response, small-capacity, diesel-fired generating units would alleviate the power supply delivery and voltage stability issues in Zamboanga.

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It will also help augment the demand for reliable and affordable power supply and contribute to national development, it said.

“This type of power plant helps address sudden fluctuations in the frequency and the voltage of the transmission system that are typically brought about by the intermittent operation of renewable energy plants, unplanned outages of conventional power plants, as well as the daily operational cycle of large power consumers,” SMCPC said.

The initial project cost for the first phase with 28-MW capacity is about P1.6 billion, while phase 2 will cost another P1.6 billion. The project is expected to be completed by September 2024.

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