Oriental Mindoro grid has 29.34-MW power reserve — TransCo

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Oriental Mindoro power grid had a 29.34-megawatt (MW) power reserve as of 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, according to the latest dispatch report from the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo)-Mindoro Control Center.

The grid had a total dependable capacity of 71.41 MW against the province’s electricity demand of 42.07 MW, leaving a reserve margin of 29.34 MW.

An additional 3.04 MW of spinning and regulating reserve was available to help maintain grid balance and stability.

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The total contracted capacity from new power providers (NPPs) in Oriental Mindoro was listed at 100.50 MW, indicating sufficient contracted supply to meet the province’s long-term requirements.

Power plants with active generation included DPC at 8.31 MW, DPC Lot 1 at 5 MW, IMHPP at 10 MW and OPI at 7.43 MW, among others.

Several facilities, however, recorded low or zero output during the monitoring period, including Topteam Calapan, SPC Socorro, TPI Calapan and Regulus Puerto Galera.

The POC CDPP plant reported no generation due to fuel supply constraints, while some generating units were being used for voltage support and to prevent overloading of the transformer at the Socorro Substation.

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TransCo’s dispatch report showed that the Oriental Mindoro grid had sufficient reserve capacity to meet current demand, with no immediate indication of a need for rotational brownouts due to a supply shortfall.

Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (Ormeco) General Manager Engr. Humphrey Dolor attributed the available reserve partly to lower electricity demand among member-consumers and increased generation from hydroelectric plants.

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“The low production of some IPPs (independent power producers) is due to the delay in the release of the UCME (Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification) from the National Power Corp. (NPC), which is allocated for fuel purchases,” Dolor said in a message Sunday.

Dolor said the reserve situation should be viewed alongside the operating conditions of individual power producers, particularly those affected by fuel availability. /das