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CHAPTER
9
POWER AND ENERGY
Generation
As of
December 2006, PNOC BacMan Geothermal Production Field has
supplied only a total of 151,255 tons of steam to Bacman II
Botong Plant, equivalent to 8013.375 MWH of
electricity. Likewise, steam supplied to NPC for BacMan I
is zero due to power plant shutdown, however, steam
requirement for the power plant full capacity is available. BacMan
II-Cawayan plant has been on shutdown since August.
2005. Unit 4 of BacMan 2-Botong is also on shutdown since
August 1, 2006 to facilitate repair of its RH governor
valve. The destruction brought about by the two super
typhoons to the power plants caused the decrease in Bicol’s
power contribution to the Luzon Grid.
Transmission
The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is tasked to
provide efficient and reliable transmission of electricity
across the region. It undertakes various activities such as
construction and maintenance of transmission facilities,
grid interconnection and power dispatch.
As of CY
2006, TransCo undertook maintenance of the mainline,
transmission lines and load end substation and facilities
for Albay and Camarines Sur substations. District III
managed about 1,270 circuti-kilometers of transmission
lines, 401.21 of which is for the 350 kV and 869.13 is for
230 kV. Transco also administered 1,108.75 megavolt-amperes
(MVA) of substation capacity located at Albay, Sorsogon,
Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte.
After the
onslaught of Typhoon Milenyo, Bicol was plunged into
darkness. Not yet fully recovered from the typhoon, with a
couple of barangays still in the dark, comes Reming, which
brought devastation much greater than that of Milenyo. More
rehabilitation works were seen, amidst the yet unfinished
rehabilitation efforts.
Bicol
electric cooperatives were rendered useless for they
themselves need to undergo debriefing, being greatly
affected by the typhoon themselves. The different electric
cooperatives from all over the country, through auspices of
the National Electrification Administration, joined efforts
worked for the full restoration of power supply in Albay
until a little short to Christmas Eve.
Distribution
The region’s electricity supply is being distributed by
eleven electric cooperatives (ECs), namely: Albay Electric
Cooperative; Inc.
(ALECO); Camarines Norte Electic Cooperative, Inc.
(CANORECO); Camarines Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(CASURECO 1); Camarins Sur II Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(CASURECO II); Camarines Sur III Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(CASURECO III); Camarines Sur IV Electric Cooperative,
Inc. (CASURECO IV), First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative,
Inc. (FICELCO); Sorsogon I Electric Cooprative, Inc. (SORECO
I); Sorsogon II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SORECO II);
Masbate Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MASELCO); and Ticao
Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TISELCO).
Households
in the off-grid areas are also enjoying the benefits of
electricity through small island power grids operated by
either NPC-SPUG or Independent Power Producers (IPPs). To
date, 11 diesel-based plants, one mini hydro plant with an
aggregate capacity of 33.15 MW are providing the energy
requirements in these areas.
Table 1 No. of Energized Barangays as of
Dec. 2006
|
Electric Cooperative |
Potential/ Target |
Total Number of
Energized Barangays |
Energization
Level (%) |
|
ALECO |
720 |
717 |
99.58 |
|
CANORECO |
273 |
273 |
100 |
|
CASURECO I |
309 |
295 |
95.47 |
|
CASIRECO II |
259 |
259 |
100 |
|
CASURECO III |
229 |
229 |
100 |
|
CASURECO IV |
258 |
258 |
100 |
|
FICELCO |
315 |
315 |
100 |
|
SORECO 1 |
253 |
253 |
100 |
|
SORECO II |
288 |
288 |
100 |
|
MASELCO |
434 |
270 |
62.21 |
|
TISELCO |
72 |
46 |
63.89 |
|
TOTAL |
3,410 |
3,203 |
93.93 |
Source: NEA
Table 2 No. of Energized Consumer Connections
as of Dec. 2006
|
Electric Cooperative |
Potential/
Target |
Total Number of
Consumer Connection |
|
ALECO |
234,300 |
174,093 |
|
CANORECO |
98,300 |
73,035 |
|
CASURECO I |
81,400 |
50,618 |
|
CASIRECO II |
102,500 |
78,133 |
|
CASURECO III |
81,300 |
55,154 |
|
CASURECO IV |
62,400 |
38,904 |
|
FICELCO |
46,200 |
38,242 |
|
SORECO 1 |
60,800 |
44,427 |
|
SORECO II |
82,400 |
68,739 |
|
MASELCO |
119,700 |
30,461 |
|
TISELCO |
16,300 |
4,208 |
|
TOTAL |
985,600 |
656,014 |
Source: NEA
In 2006, four barangays were energized in the area,
reflecting 93.93 percent of the 3,410 total potential
targets. Meanwhile, 22,384 additional consumers were
served, which brings to 656,014 the total number of
consumer connections served, reflecting 66.56 percent of
the potential connection target of 985,600.
Among the region’s provinces, Masbate is the least energized
at 62.45 percent. The province is expected to be 100
percent energized by 2008 with the signing of the
Î22.5
million French Financial Protocol in November 2004
between France and the Philippine Government. Two
French firms, namely: Paris-Manila Technology
Corporation (PAMATEC) and ETDE of Bouygues Construction
will be responsible for the implementation of the
electrification project. The contract stipulates the
energization of about 128 barangays by year 2008 and 90
percent household connection by 2017. With the
inclusion of Masbate as one of the recipient provinces
in the Philippine Rural Electrification Service (PRES)
Project, line extension program in the region will
further be accelerated.
System
Loss
Efforts in the reduction of the average system loss level,
however, were not enough to attain the 14 percent level.
A slight reduction (1.06 percent) has been attained by
end of 2006, comparing it with the 2005 level. Several
factors affected the system loss performance, among
these are: ECs’ non-full compliance with system loss
segregation requirements; increase in power pilferages
due to high power rates; and low supply voltage in some
ECs. Among the Ecs, CASURECO IV, TICELCO and ALECO
registered an increase in systems loss for CY 2006. On
the other hand, SORECO 1 and CANORECO posted the biggest
decline in system loss, indicating their deliberate and
serious efforts to curtail this.
Table 3 System Loss Level, 2006
|
Name of
Distribution Utility |
2005 Actual
( %) |
2006 Actual
(%) |
Increase/
(Reduction) |
|
ALECO |
21.26 |
23.31 |
2.05 |
|
CANORECO |
15.47 |
11.68 |
(3.79) |
|
CASURECO I |
20.87 |
22.34 |
1.47 |
|
CASIRECO II |
19.18 |
19.64 |
0.46 |
|
CASURECO III |
24.68 |
21.88 |
(2.80) |
|
CASURECO IV |
17.43 |
20.29 |
2.86 |
|
FICELCO |
13.61 |
15.37 |
1.76 |
|
SORECO 1 |
18.92 |
14.39 |
(4.53) |
|
SORECO II |
19.22 |
19.37 |
0.15 |
|
MASELCO |
18.02 |
21.07 |
3.05 |
|
TISELCO |
26.85 |
29.19 |
2.37 |
|
Average |
19.59 |
18.53 |
1.06 |
Source: DOE
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