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193 MW Palinpinon Geothermal Plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: First Holdings, creative commons)
The Philippine Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has set 19.7 days as allowed outage days for geothermal facilities.
As reported from Manila, Philippines, the country’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced stricter rules and benchmarks on permitted outages at power generation facilities.
Referring to specific benchmarks for coal plants, combined cycle plants, hydroelectric plants, etc., the allowable outages for geothermal plants have been set at a total outages of 19.7 days (6 days of planned outages and 13.7 days of unplanned outages).
With the stricter new rules, ERC hopes to force utilities to strive for more efficient and reliable operations so that consumers can avoid unwanted blackouts, especially during peak summer months.
The president of ERC, Agnes T. Devanadera, said that “the regulatory body of the electricity sector must guarantee that the generating plants are well maintained and operate within the benchmark or standard by technology for all generating units.”
The ERC specified that the rules for the ‘provisional benchmark’ on electrical installations “will apply to generation companies with conventional and non-variable renewable energy (ERV) generating plants that are connected to the grid; and these will include integrated generating plants with an aggregate capacity of 5.0 megawatts or more.
Source: ERC via Manila Bulletin
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