Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant
Geothermal power station in Tiwi, Albay, Philippines
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The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant is a 234-MW geothermal power station in Tiwi, Albay, Philippines.
| Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Location | Albay, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 13°27′56.5″N 123°38′58.1″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1979 |
| Owner | AP Renewables |
| Operator | AP Renewables |
| Geothermal power station | |
| Type | Flash steam (existing) / Binary cycle (planned) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 units[1] |
| Units planned | 1 unit |
| Nameplate capacity | 234 MW |
History
The Commission on Volcanology conducted an exploration of the Tiwi geothermal field from 1964 to 1968.[2]
The Philippine government in early 1971 invited the Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) to form the Philippine Geothermal, Inc. (PGI) which is intended as a joint venture for the exploration and development of geothermal energy. A service contract was made with the state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC) on September 10, 1971.
PGI contributed technical knowledge as well as a portion of the Tiwi field's exploration and development. NPC would construct and run the geothermal power stations. The first two units were put into service in 1979. Units 3 through 6 would be operational from 1980 to 1982.[2]
The geothermal field would then be acquired by Aboitiz Power in 2009.[3][4] The company would own and operate the plant under its subsidiary AP Renewables.[5]
In January 2023, a new binary cycle power plant within the Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant broke ground. It will add 17-MW capacity to the existing geothermal complex.[6]