The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant in Tiwi, Albay remains under normal operation and continues to transmit electricity to the Luzon grid despite the unrest of Mayon Volcano, its operator Aboitiz Power Corp. said. AP Renewables, Inc. president and chief operating officer Jeffrey Estrella said there are no significant temperature changes and fluid flow effects observed at Tiwi geothermal plant amid the increasing volcanic activities of Mayon. ‘The complex gross generation for the past week has been around 120 megawatts (MW) with no incident relating to Mayon’s unrest,’ Estrella said in a statement Thursday. Although the Tiwi plant is still far from the current seven-kilometer danger zone, Estrella said the firm remains ‘on safety alert for any possible eventualities’. The country’s first and oldest geothermal power plant is 24 kilometers away from the Mayon crater. He added Mayon’s volcanic activities have not yet caused any delays in the construction of a binary geothermal plant in Tiwi facility. It is set to be completed by the end of 2023, providing an additional 17 megawatts of clean energy. Meanwhile, the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. has donated 10,000 sacks of five-kilogram rice to the evacuees in Camalig and Daraga. The situation remains under Alert Level 3, affecting around 20,000 individuals living inside the six-kilometer permanent danger zone. (PNA) Related Stories Full implementation of fare discount pushed amid LRT fare hikes Water impounding facilities to help farmers during dry season NDRRMC: Mayon unrest displaces nearly 10K families Rail lines resume ops after magnitude 6.3 quake PPA readies 25 ports vs. enhanced ‘habagat’ season Keep off Mayon’s PDZ as unrest may last for months, evacuees told Civil servants told to adapt to changes for better public service AFP to hold ‘Musikalayaan 2023’ for PH’s 125th Independence Day PBBM assures Fil-Chinese group of improved business climate in PH
Source: Philippines News Agency
