EDC switches on P7-B geothermal plant in Albay
The Philippine Star|July 07, 2024
Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the renewable energy (RE) arm of Lopez-led First Gen Corp., has switched on its 28.9-megawatt (MW) geothermal plant, valued at around P7 billion, in Manito, Albay.
- BRIX LELIS

Certified as an energy project of national significance, the Palayan Binary Geothermal Power Plant (PBGPP) is part of the expansion of the existing 140-MW Bacon-Manito (BacMan) facility, operated by EDC unit BacMan Geothermal Inc.

“This project is our additional contribution to that much-needed baseload (RE) that is very much in line with the (Department of Energy’s) goal of expanding RE use in the country,” EDC president and COO Jerome Cainglet said during the project’s inauguration.

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