Batangas Powerplant

Project Details

The power plant is made up of 3 parts – the steamfield, the power plant itself, and the transmission facility – and was launched after an extended facility testing by Maibarara Geothermal Inc. (MGI).

The steamfield underwent testing in the second quarter of 2013, while the power plant started testing in the third quarter of2013.

MGI's power plant links to the Luzon grid via a 5-kilometer long, 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line through Manila ElectricCompany's (Meralco) distribution system. It was synchronized to the Luzon grid on November 4, in coordination with Meralco and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).