The Journey Towards Commercial Operations: Issue No.7 - Volume 3 - 2016
The Journey Towards Commercial Operations: Issue No.7 - Volume 3 - 2016
The Journey Towards Commercial Operations: Issue No.7 - Volume 3 - 2016
7•Volume 3•2016
T h e j o u r n e y
towards
co m m e r c i a l
operations
ROEL Z. CASTRO
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
A showcase of the development of the PCPC 135-MW Coal-Fired Power Plant Project
Coal Yard Area and Jetty Port According to Mr. Winifredo Pangilinan,
PCPC Chief Operating Officer, the plant
is now running in full capacity and made
sure that the quality of power is accept-
able to NGCP.
“The immediate completion of the associated transmission .. PCPC’s power plant was synchronized with the Visayas grid on
facilities can be attributed to the hard work of the whole .. June 19, 2016 and will be delivering its power capacities to cus-
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Transmission Line team of PCPC and the dedicated effort .. tomers in Panay, Negros and the rest of Visayas. Synchronization
and full support that NGCP extended to us,” Mr. Roel Z. .. was done in coordination with NGCP.
Castro, PCPC President and Chief Executive Officer said. ..
.. “The schedule of the commercial operations is just right on track
Mr. Castro also mentioned that another factor, which con- .. as what we have committed to our customers,” Mr. Winifredo
tributed to the fast completion of the transmission lines, is .. Pangilinan, PCPC Chief Operating Officer said.
the early settlement of the Transmission Line Right-of-Way.
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.. Ten (10) distribution utilities and electric cooperatives have
“We made sure that all those affected by the construction .. signed up with PCPC for their baseload power capacity require-
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of the transmission facilities were compensated accordingly .. ments, who also need to deliver reliable and stable power genera-
and that all documentary requirements are in place for the .. tion supply to their individual customers (industrial, commercial
proper turn-over of these transmission assets to NGCP,” he .. and residential consumers). WN
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NGCP, PCPC tie up for
Balik-Eskwela Program
More than 200 students of Nipa Elementary School benefited from the
Balik-Eskwela Program of the National Grid Corporation of the Philip-
pines (NGCP), held in partnership with Palm Concepcion Power Cor-
poration (PCPC), owner of the 135-megawatt coal-fired power plant
project in Concepcion, Iloilo. According to Mr. Roel Z. Castro, President
and CEO of PCPC, giving of school supplies is their way of showing their
continued support in the community in all aspects, including education.
Above photo: Mr. Roel Z. Castro, PCPC President and CEO (in yellow green), Mr. Nelson
Cabangon, NGCP Corporate Affairs Head (in black, middle), Ms. Mara Grace Bayona, School
Head of Nipa Elem. School, Mr. Rey Jaleco, NGCP District Head (in white, utmost right), to-
gether with Barangay Nipa and Municipality of Concepcion officials graced the Balik-Eskwela
Program.
Below photo: PCPC Community Relations Specialist Virgilio V. Dakila assisted in giving school
supplies to the students.
Fit for a king. The jetty port staged the new vessel which shipped the 33,000 metric tons of coal for the plant.
Photos below: (Left and Right) PCPC update given by Dr. Walter W. Brown, PCPC Chairman and Mr. Roel Z. Castro, PCPC President and CEO, at the Business-
men-Bishop Conference in Iloilo City on June 23. (Middle) Photo opportunity at the plant after Mr. Roel Z. Castro’s presentation at Sangguniang Bayan on July 11.
PCPC, Univ. of Iloilo partner for scholarship program
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j ith a vision to brighten the future of deserv- PCPC, owner of the 135-megawatt coal-fired the scholars, said.
ing students in Iloilo, Palm Concepcion Power power plant being constructed in Concepcion,
Corporation (PCPC) and University of Iloilo (UI) Iloilo and UI, a PHINMA education network, The scholars under this program will receive 100
recently sealed a partnership for a scholarship program. signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on percent scholarship grant for tuition including
June 2. all mandated miscellaneous fees and a fixed
monthly allowance.
Dubbed as PCPC Bright Scholarship, the pro-
“To our scholars, it’s up to you on how to make
gram aims to help deserving college students in
good use of this opportunity PCPC is giving.
PCPC’s host communities, to finish their college
And to the parents, encourage your children to
education and achieve a bright future.
do well. The LGU, our partner institution, UI and
The MOA signing was followed by the award- us at PCPC will be your support group in achiev-
ing of the scholars as witnessed by their parents. ing your goals,” Mr. Roel Z. Castro, PCPC Presi-
Concepcion Mayor Milliard Villanueva, Nipa Ba- dent and CEO said during
rangay Captain Leobert Villaruz, Nipa barangay his welcome remarks.
officials and PCPC employees led by the Corpo- According to Mr.
rate Services Group Head, Ms. Anna Lynn Derpo Castro, PCPC Bright
were present during the ceremony. has plans to increase
the number of their
“Kung hindi dahil sa scholarship program na ito,
scholars in the com-
hindi namin maitataguyod ang pag-aaral ng am-
ing years and hop-
ing mga anak dahil sa kawalan ng perang pam-
ing that after the
pa-aral sa kanilang pagko-kolehiyo. Kaya nagpa-
education, an offer for
Road to success. Ms. Anna Lynn D. Derpo, PCPC Corporate Services Group pasalamat kami sa PCPC at University of Iloilo employment will follow.
Head (second to the left), together with Ms. Maita G. Magalong, UI’s Direc- sa oportunidad na ibinigay nila sa amin,” Mrs.
tor for Scholarship (left) and Mayor Milliard Villanueva of Concepcion (right), Jacqueline Isabel V. Dela Cruz, mother of one of
congratulates one of the students chosen for the Bright Scholarship Program.
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