THE 105 MW Unit 2 of Steag State Power Inc. (SPI)'s 210 MW coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental gets back online after it was placed under preventive maintenance shutdown last February 19.
SPI Power Plant manager Dr. Carsten Evers said in an emailed statement that the unit was officially synchronized to the Mindanao grid around 6 a.m. Monday.
"We have successfully completed the preventive maintenance works for our Unit 2 and 105MW is now made available to the Mindanao grid." Evers said.
He said the preventive maintenance shutdown was needed to be carried out "to sustain and optimize SPI's long-term power plant operations."
"The preventive maintenance works were carefully planned, scheduled and coordinated with key players in the power industry including the grid operator, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, to minimize any adverse impact on the already volatile power supply condition of Mindanao," Evers said.
NGCP Mindanao corporate communications head Melfrance Capulong, who guested in Monday's edition of Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao, said they were able to cushion the impact of the offlining of the two units of SPI after "they pooled together all available resources."
SPI said Unit 1's maintenance is currently in full swing and on track.
"Barring any complications, unit 1 is expected to be back on line on or before March 16. The unit went offline for a planned preventive maintenance beginning February 21," the company said in a statement. (Reuel John F. Lumawag)