Ramos switches 100-MW power plant<\/p>\n
MANILA (AFP): President Fidel Ramos on Saturday switched on a
\n100-megawatt (MW) power plant on Bataan province northwest of
\nManila built by a consortium of Japanese and Swedish firms, the
\npresidential palace announced.<\/p>\n
The additional power increased the entire facility's output to
\n300 MW since the construction of three gas turbines with a
\ngenerating capacity of 200 MW had been completed last year.<\/p>\n
A second complex totaling another 300 MW is to be completed
\nnext year. These will be connected to the Luzon grid through
\noverhead transmission lines.<\/p>\n
The 5.2 billion-peso (US$203.92 million) facility that runs on
\ncombined steam and gas power was constructed by the Swedish firm
\nAsea Brown Boveri and Kawasaki Corp. and Marubeni Corp. of Japan,
\nthe palace said.<\/p>\n
It is located on a 33-hectare (81.51-acre) site in Limay town
\nacross Manila Bay and is adjacent to an oil refinery belonging to
\nlocal giant Petron Corp., which will supply its fuel
\nrequirements.<\/p>\n
Fuel storage tanks have been linked to the refinery's fuel
\ndelivery system through a 1.5-kilometer (one-mile) pipeline.<\/p>\n
The facility is also near the site of a proposed petrochemical
\npark and a mothballed nuclear power plant which Manila plans to
\ntransform into a 1,800-MW conventional generator.<\/p>\n
Manila, which has emerged from an energy crisis in the past
\ntwo years, is aiming for fuel efficiency to meet the demands of
\nits economic recovery.<\/p>",
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