Three natural power plants of First Gen Corp. started delivering power to the Luzon grid after an earthquake on April 8 disrupted the San Lorenzo switchyard in Batangas province.
First Gen said in a disclosure to the stock exchange Wednesday the company pursued an interim solution to restore the San Lorenzo switchyard, which connects the three natural gas plants to the transmission lines of National Grid Corp. of the Philippines.
“We are pleased to advise that the connection to the grid of the 500-megawatt San Lorenzo, 414-MW San Gabriel and 97-MW Avion power plants. Accordingly, power output from all three power plants can now be exported to the grid,” First Gen said.
First Gen, controlled by the Lopez Group owns the 1,000-MW Sta. Rita, 500-MW San Lorenzo, 414-MW San Gabriel and 100-MW Avion natural gas plants.
First Gen earlier said that while the 1,000-MW power plant tripped following the earthquake, the plant and the Sta. Rita switchyard did not suffer any significant damage and resumed operations.
First Gen said along with Siemens, the operations and maintenance contractor for the San Lorenzo and San Gabriel plants, the company was working on an interim solution to restore the affected switchyard and enable the operation of the power plants.