VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental –- Ang FDC Misamis Power Corporation (FDC Misamis) sa Filinvest Group nipahibalo sa malampuson nga synchronization sa unang yunit sa ilang 405 MW flagship project, ang labing dako nga power plant sa Mindanao.
“This is in line with the Duterte’s administration’s thrust to promote regional growth most especially in Mindanao,” matud ni FDC Misamis Vice Chairman Andrew Gotianun, Jr.
Nahimutang sa Phividec Industrial Estate sa Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, ang power plant. Kini usa ka multi-billion peso investment nga nigamit sa labing bag-o nga clean coal technology, ang circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler technology.
Ang teknolohiya gikonsidera isip labing hinlo nga proseso pagsunog sa coal ug adunay labing taas nga steam generator efficiency nga maubos sa carbon emissions.
Ang FDC Misamis usa ka subsidiary sa FDC Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI) ug membro sa Gotianun-led Filinvest Development Corporation.
“Commercial operations is expected after the completion of reliability tests in the coming weeks,” butyag ni Juan Eugenio Roxas, FDC Misamis Head.
“We know how critical the project is to help bring much needed power to the Mindanao grid. We deeply appreciate the commitment and dedication of our FDC Team, as well as our contractors, to meet our assurance to deliver power to our customers at the soonest time possible.”
Ang contractual commitments gisiguro alang sa kapin 80 porsinto sa project’s net capacity uban sa nagkalain-laing distribution utilities ug large industrial customers sa Mindanao.
“This will help ensure the supply of reliable and competitively-priced power for the province and the rest of the region,” dugang ni Roxas.
Matud ni Mario Pangilinan, FDCUI President and Chief Operating Officer, ang power plant gilauman usab nga mo-secure sa investment potential sa Mindanao area.
“Mindanao needs to grow like the rest of the country like Luzon and Visayas. And one of the things needed for the growth is attraction of investors through more power facilities.”
Gisiguro ni Pangilinan nga kini alayon uban sa direksyon sa bag-ong gitudlo nga Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary.
Sa wala pa ang appointment, si DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi niingon sa iyang na-unang mahayag, “I will strive to do my best to help the Duterte administration achieve electrification of the entire country, ensure reliable, steady and affordable power supply and work towards greater energy self-sufficiency as part of its agenda of sustained economic growth, social progress and political stability in the next six years.” (PR)