ERC approves commercial operation of 5 more IPPs

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued the Certificates of Compliance (COC) to five more Independent Power Producers (IPPs). This brings the total number of IPPs that can start their commercial operation to sixteen. The formal awarding of the COC was held on August 6, 2003 at the ERC head office in Pasig City.

ERC Chairman Manuel R. Sanchez said that the issuance of COC “ensures that companies that will be involved in this sector meet not only the electric power generation standards but also the health, safety, and environmental standards set by the government.”

This new batch of IPPs consists of the following: (1) Trans-Asia Power Generation Corporation (TA Power) which operates and maintains a 52 MW Bunker C-fired power plant located in Norzagaray, Bulacan; (2) Ibiden Philippines, Inc. (IPI), an electronics company with a Self Generating Facility (SGF) of 12.63 MW, located at First Philippine Industrial Park, Sta. Anastacia Sto. Tomas, Batangas; (3) NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions Phil., Inc. (NEC-Toppan), an electronics company with SGF of 10.72 MW, located at Light Industry and Science Park II, Barangay La Mesa, Calamba, Laguna; (4) Philips Semiconductors Phils., Inc., (PSC), an Export Enterprise with SGF of 5.46 MW, located at the Special Export Processing Zone – Light, Industry and Science Park, Calamba, Laguna; and (5) Mindanao Energy Systems, Inc. (MINERGY) with 18.9 MW Diesel Power Plant installed in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan De Oro City.

Generation companies are required to secure said certificate from the ERC pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136. The COC is issued upon compliance with Philippine Grid and Distribution Code (PGDC), the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Rules, the Cross Ownership and Market Share Limitations and the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), among other requirements.

August 07, 2003