Caramancion, Joana Marie

BSME-5A

KEPCO SPC Power Plant

LOCATION: Brgy. Colon, Naga City, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines

The cooperation between the Philippines and Korea dates back to the 1950s
when Filipino soldiers fought side by side with the Koreans in their joint struggle
for freedom and democracy. The long relationships of the Philippines and Korea
have prompted Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), a globally
competitive and leading electric provider in South Korea, to respond to the
Philippine Government’s call to develop and utilize the country’s indigenous
resources, and augment its power supply.

KEPCO Philippines Holdings, Inc. (KPHI) took on the construction of the 200 MW
Circulation Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) Power Plant in the City of Naga,
Cebu. The 200MW Cebu CFBC Power Plant consists of two 100MW units.

The project was implemented by KEPCO SPC, a joint venture of KEPCO

Philippines and SPC Power Corporation under a Build-Operate-Own (BOO)
scheme. KEPCO SPC Power Corporation (KEPCO SPC) was registered with the
Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 22, 2005.

The project is conceptualized under the scheme of a merchant power plant,

characterized by the execution of power sale contracts (PSCs) with distribution
utilities and electric cooperatives, instead of power purchase agreements with the
government. Under the concept, the generating company is responsible for the
whole construction, operation and maintenance of the plant, including fuel
supply, among others, without any Philippine government guarantees.

On May 8, 2008, the Company was registered with the Board of Investments as
a new operator of 200 MW Coal Fired Power Plant on a preferred pioneer status
under Executive Order No. 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investments
Code of 1987.

The Power Plant started commercial operations of Unit 1 and Unit 2 on February
21 and May 25, 2011, respectively. The Company is also a member of the
Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) and participates as a generator
beginning February 28, 2011 and May 31, 2011, for Unit 1 and Unit 2,
respectively.

On October 18, 2016, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) granted the
Company a license to operate as a Retail Electricity Supplier (RES).

The KEPCO SPC Power Corporation coal-fired power plant is located in the City
of Naga, Cebu. It consists of two 103MW units that started its commercial
operations last February and May 2011.
The plant utilizes the latest Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC)
Technology, a clean coal technology proven globally to be compliant with
stringent environmental laws such as the Philippine Clean Air Act and the World
Bank standards. Emissions from facilities using this globally accepted technology
have been proven – by over 1,300 CFBC units operating around the world – to
be very well within the limitations set by the Clean Air Act. The injection of
limestone into the combustor significantly reduces sulfur (SOx) emission while
formation of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions is reduced, if not eliminated, due to
low combustion temperature of 850-900 °C.

REFERENCES:

https://www.kepcospc.com/

http://www.spcpowergroup.com/

https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/en/companies/500097-kepco-spc-power-
corporation