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MANILA – The 16,530-megawatt Wind Energy Power Facility (WEPF) in Oriental Mindoro is now fully utilized after three current transformers (CTs) were installed at Bay 1 of the Calangatan Switching Station.
In a news release Wednesday, the Department of Energy (DOE) said the facility's capacity was previously not fully dispatched to the Mindoro grid due to issues at the switching station.
“Renewable energy generation was observed to be curtailed during periods of strong wind due to equipment limitations at the switching station,” the DOE said.
“Following the successful replacement, testing and commissioning of the upgraded current transformer, the system can now accommodate the full dispatch of approximately 16 MW of wind power from the PHESI (Philippines Hybrid Energy Systems, Inc.) facility, significantly improving the utilization of renewable energy in the Mindoro Island grid.”
The DOE further said “PHESI also operates a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to help manage short-term fluctuations in wind generation and support stable power delivery to the grid.”
It said with the commissioning of the upgraded current transformer, the wind facility, together with its BESS support, is now “able to deliver the full available wind generation to the Mindoro grid.”
“Resolving grid constraints and improving system readiness are essential steps in enabling renewable energy projects to operate efficiently and contribute more meaningfully to the country’s energy supply,” DOE Secretary Sharon Garin said.
The CTs were installed through a joint effort by the National Transmission Corporation, the National Power Corporation, PHESI, Ormin Power Inc., and the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative. (Joann Santiago-Villanueva/PNA)
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