Issue No.

13•Volume 6•2019

A new
beginning
for a new
power source
 PBI gets ERC Certificate of Compliance

Left photo: ERC Chairman Agnes Vicenta S. Torres-

Devanadera (third from right), with ERC
Commissioner Alexis Lumbatan (second from right),
and OIC Director Judith Mangosing (utmost right).
Representing PBI are Nicandro Fucoy, President
and CEO (fourth from left), Winifredo Pangilinan,
Chief Operating Officer (third from right), Ma.
Cristina Cabalhin, Vice President for Corporate
Affairs (second from right) and Rhea Garcia, Risk
Management Head (utmost left).

Right photo: Meeting between ERC Chairman and

officials with PBI representatives.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has
issued a Certificate of Compliance (COC) to
Peakpower Bukidnon Inc. (PBI) for the operation of
its 10.4 Megawatt capacity Bunker-C Fired Diesel
Power Plant.
PBI, an affiliate of PCPC, is the owner of the power
plant located in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
The issued COC authorizes PBI to operate the plant
at its rated capacity of 5.2-MW each for its two
units. The COC is valid until November 2022.
Leading the awarding ceremony is ERC Chairman
Agnes Vicenta S. Torres-Devanadera. The
Chairman also hosted a meeting with PBI officials
during the awarding on January 29.

PCPC CITED FOR BEST

COMPLIANCE PRACTICES
Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) has been cited by
the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) for its
exemplary compliance with market rules.
PCPC, which has a gross capacity of 135 MW, ranked eight
(8th) in compliance with the Wholesale Electricity Spot
Market (WESM) rules relating to the Must Offer Rule and
Compliance with the Real-Time Dispatch Schedule.
The Must Offer Rule pertains to offering the power plant’s
maximum capability while the Real-Time Dispatch In photo: Receiving the award on behalf of PCPC is Trading Head
Schedule refers to the hourly WESM-generated Irene Francisco (middle) joined by PEMC President Oscar E. Ala
(left) and PEMC Surveillance Committee Chairman Francis V.
scheduled dispatch of power plants based on hourly Mapile (right).
system demand and other system conditions. will continue our efforts to ensure we are delivering
Financial penalties are imposed in case of violation the power capacity committed to our customers,” Irene
to these rules without acceptable reason. Francisco, PCPC Trading Head said.
“Communication is crucial in making sure that we are PCPC was awarded during the first WESM Compliance
compliant with our operations in the plant. This award is a Officer Summit at Novotel Manila Araneta Center
result of the coordination and consistency of the company. on January 24. This summit is one of the programs
We at Trading and Risk Management Team together implemented by PEMC to foster WESM compliance
with our people from the Operations and Maintenance practices among its trading participants.
 O&M TRANSITION COMMENCED
With the upcoming turn over of the Operations and
Maintenance (O&M), PCPC has already started
implementing the transition in the power plant.
The transition plan started on the last quarter of 2018
and is targeted to conclude by August 2021. The plan
consists of hiring and training people and reviewing
the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Standard
Maintenance Procedures (SMP).
“At the end of the day, the transition is part of our bigger In photo: Representing PCPC during the awarding
ceremony is Alexer Go, Resource Management Specialist (left)
target to operate and maintain the power plant safely,
reliably, and economically,” Albino Kintanar, PCPC
Operations and Maintenance Head said.
BOC RECOGNIZES PCPC
Kintanar, who also lead the Transition Team, said that AS NO. 3 TOP IMPORTER
PCPC is already at 25% progress in the preparation of SOP Yearly, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) gives
and SMP, while 90% of the key personnel are already due recognition to its top importers and
on board, and hiring is expected to be completed exporters who contributed to its high
by June 2019. revenue collection in the past year.
This year, PCPC, among top companies
At present, existing SOP and SMP are being reviewed to
in the province, was awarded by BOC
ensure that all manuals are within the accepted District VI as its top 3 importer for
international standards. The Transition Team is also the year 2018, contributing a total
evaluating the provisions of the O&M Contract to ensure payment of approximately Php236M of
smooth transition from its current contractor, NEPC duties and taxes.
Philippines. “PCPC remains steadfast in our
“We are prioritizing hiring of local residents as this commitment to support the government in
transition aims to provide jobs, as part of its commitment its reforms and programs, and paying
the right taxes on time is just one
to the community,” Kintanar said.
way (to do it),” Ma. Paz Dolores
In coordination with the current O&M operator, PCPC Alipio, PCPC Supply Chain Head said.
provided qualification standards so that the people BOC District Collection VI celebrated the
that will be hired are the right fit for the organization. Bureau’s 117th Founding Anniversary
on February 8, with the theme “One
At present, major departments being filled up for
Mission, One Team, One BOC” where PCPC
various job positions are: Quality, Environment, Health, was given its top importer award.
and Safety; Operations; Maintenance; Technical Services;
and Administration and General Services. PCPC Surpasses
PCPC 2 Billion
Surpasses Kilo-
2 Billion
wattKilowatt
Hours Served
Hours Served
On April 6, 2019, PCPC announced that it has sur-
On April
passed 6, kilowatt
2 billion PCPC announced
hours servedthat
to itsitcus-
has
surpassed 2 billion kilowatt hours served
tomers.
to its customers.
After three year of operations, the power plant
After three
highlights its year of operations,
efficiency the power plant
with this milestone.
highlights its efficiency with this milestone.
The annual target is 87.67% of plant availability.
The annual
Senior target isfor
Vice President 87.67% of plant
Technical availability.
Services Edwin
Ladignon said that this milestone meant that
Senior Vice President for Technical Services the
plant availability reached above target at almost
Edwin Ladignon said that this milestone
90%, which “in the industry standard is relatively
meant that the plant availability reached above
high.”
target, at almost 90%, which “in the industry
standard is relatively high.”
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Peakpower Bukidnon Inc., (PBI) owner an

the 10.4 Megawatt Bunker-Fired Power Pla
Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, was in
March 26, 2019.
The P800million project is one of the
plant ventures of Peakpower Energy In
affiliate of PCPC. PBI and the other PEI
in Agusan del Sur and General San
designed to generate peaking energy in Mi

1 Expected to speed up economic activities

which is considered the food basket of th
PBI supplies a portion of the peaking d
municipalities in the said province. Buki
Electric Cooperative Inc. (BUSECO) is
distribution utility where the power pla
embed.
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A ceremonial switch on marked the inaug
diesel plant and the first anniversary of it
operations. PBI and BUSECO officials led
and CEO Nicandro Fucoy, and Board P
Payangga, led the switch on respectively.
PCPC President and CEO cited in
remarks PBI’s commitment in “quick

Photos on the left: (1) BUSECO Board Preside

keynote speech (2) Fr. Flordelito “Yrap” Naza
President and CEO Nicandro Fucoy during his w
3 Top Photos (clockwise) : (4) PBI and BUSEC
ceremonial switch on (5) Ribbon cutting cer
staff (7) BUSECO management and staff (8) PB
contractors and suppliers (9) PBI and BUS
Manolo Fortich officials (10) PBI and BUSECO
Corporation of the Philippines representati
officials with Philippine National Police and Arm
officials of Region 10 (12) PBI and BUSECO offic
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nd operator of electricity without worrying on line constraints

ant in Manolo considering the vulnerability of the transmission lines.”
naugurated on President Fucoy also mentioned the challenges the
8
power plant have overcome before reaching the
three power inauguration. “If there’s one thing that this plant
nc., (PEI) an has reminded me, is that boldness is needed here. We
I diesel plants must have the courage to directly address the
ntos City are challenges,” he added.
indanao. The ceremony brought together key people in the
s in Bukidnon, host community with its government officials,
he Philippines, stakeholders from government agencies, the power
demand of 10 industry, and the private sectors, and the directors,
idnon Second management, and staff of BUSECO attending the 9
PBI’s partner event that started with a mass and a ribbon cutting.
ant facility isLike Peakpower San Francisco Inc. and Peakpower
Soccsargen Inc., PEI’s subsidiaries, PBI also uses
guration of the the Wartsila technology with the two (2) 12V32
ts commercial type engines.
d by President PBI signed a 15-year Build-Operate-Maintain-and
President Alex -Transfer (BOMT) agreement with BUSECO in
August 2014. BOMT meant that PBI will construct and
his welcome operate the power plant and transfer the facility
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kly delivering to the cooperative after 15 years.

ent Alex Payangga giving the

areno led the mass (3) PBI
welcome remarks
CO key officials leading the
remony (6) PBI officials and
BI and BUSECO officials with
SECO with Municipality of
O officials with National Grid
tives (11) PBI and BUSECO
med Forces of the Philippines
cials with Brgy. Alae Council 12 11
Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) is Monthly Safety Training and In-House
one of the core values of the company. In Seminar
PCPC, the HSE team continues to intensify Conducted by PCPC’s Occupational Safety
and Health Practitioner Ronnie del Castillo
its routine activities and create new ones and Safety Officer II April Sen Custodio,
to promote the wellness and ensure the a monthly in-house safety training and
protection of employees and plant personnel. seminar is being hosted to revive plant
employees’ knowledge on basic safety
Here are some of the activities led by the HSE procedures in working on heights, hot works,
team: and the like, while in-house seminars are
done to introduce to them new learnings
Weekly Toolbox Meetings such as using the Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus.
Together with the Operations and
Maintenance Group, they continue to remind First Semester Drill
plant workers on significant HSE practices. On May 21-22, the Bureau of Fire Protection
once again witnessed the capability of PCPC’s
With a 15-minute safety talk, workers are
Emergency Response Team (ERT) in case of
being equipped with knowledge on earthquake or fire incidents during the first
hazard identification, response to heat semester drill. Complying with the semi-
stress, and their rights as prescribed by annual requirement of the bureau, ERT
the Department of Labor and Employment. members exhibit their quick response to
possible disasters.
Bayanihan lives on. As a yearly commitment, PCPC
leads the coastal clean up and
PCPC’s Corporate Social
mangrove planting activity as part
Responsibility (CSR) Team are of the celebration of the host
convinced that the team spirit municipality’s annual Tampisaw
and the act of volunteerism Festival.
are what makes the Municipality
of Concepcion an improved and For the clean up this year, a total
more responsible community. of 199.70kg of garbage were
collected. While 400 mangrove
Just like any other endeavors, PCPC seedlings were planted at the
had its bottlenecks when it was Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State
just starting to implement its CSR College campus, the new partner of
programs. These challenges were PCPC in its mangrove enhancement
braved not only by the CSR Team program.
of the company, but eventually
with the support and cooperation “Aside from helping minimize the
of the residents in the host expenses of the Local Government
community. Unit, PCPC believed that organizing
worthwhile activities such as clean
“We are convinced that our fellow up and planting is relevant to the
residents in Concepcion now have essence of Tampisaw Festival which
a deeper understanding of what
we do for the environment. That is about the long term programs for
is why we are always overwhelmed the environment,” Mateus cited.
by the number of volunteers Tampisaw Festival, an observance
participating every time we do a
planting or clean up activity,” Jazzy coinciding with the Earth Day
Jude Mateus, Community Relations Celebration, was celebrated on April
Coordinator proudly said. 23-25, 2019.
 PCPC renovates host community in General Santos City, South Cotabato.
school Feeding Center Through the Build-and-Brighten-a-School Program, PSI’s
As part of its Social Development Programs for commitment to help in the improvement of school
education, PCPC initiated the renovation of Nipa facilities started in the public elementary schools in its
Elementary School’s (NES) Feeding Center. host community in General Santos City. PSI expanded its
reach and eventually identified LNHS, a school from
The project is under PCPC’s Build-and-Brighten-a- the host community of PCPC located in Concepcion,
School Program. Iloilo.
“The company has high regards for education and we “Bringing this project from Mindanao (General Santos
continue to assist schools in our host community by City) to Visayas (Iloilo) is a great leap for our CSR
improving their facilities and donating learning materials,” projects for education. We really scouted for what is
Ma. Cristina Cabalhin, PCPC Vice President for needed in the communities we serve and we believe this
Corporate Affairs said. electrification (project) will enhance the school and
the students’ performance,” Ms. Cleope Lena, PCPC
On April 3, the Feeding Center was formally turned over to
and PSI’s External Affairs Specialist, also the
NES in Concepcion, Iloilo, where PCPC’s 135-Megawatt
lead engineer for the project, said.
Power Plant is located.
PSI covered the supply of electrical materials,
GenSan Plant Electrification Project construction, and the testing and installation of three
reaches Concepcion, Iloilo (3) 37.5 kVA Distribution Transformer units. A local
contractor was tapped for the civil works and the electric
On April 3, Peakpower Soccsargen cooperative in the area was engaged for the
Inc. (PSI) through its Build-and- electrical testing and installation of the project.
Brighten-a-School Program, turned
over a 3-phase Electrical System In 2018, PSI entered into an agreement with the
in Lo-ong National High School Department of Education under the latter’s Adopt-a-
(LNHS). School Program. PSI now serves as a major partner of
the department in its quest to develop the public
PSI, an affiliate of PCPC, owns the education system by providing improved infrastructure
34.85 Megawatt diesel power plant and stable and safe electrical facilities in schools.