Local firm Ingrid3 Power Corp. is planning to build a 1,200 megawatts (MW) power plant that can run on both natural gas and liquid fuel in Malitam, Batangas.
Documents dated July 2021 submitted by the company to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) showed the project is estimated to cost P25 billion.
The project is set for completion by the fourth quarter of 2024.
The power plant was designed to run on different types of fuel to ensure that it can still operate even if local sources of natural gas are on maintenance shutdown as sources of liquid fuel are more accessible in the country.
Ingrid 3 Power is a unit of Ayala-led power generation firm, AC Energy Corp.
The P25 -billion budget will be spent for the conduct of feasibility study, preparation of detailed engineering design, acquisition of government permits and licenses; site development; construction of power plant, substation and transmission line components; procurement of equipment and materials; environmental management and protection, pollution control facilities; and environmental monitoring activities.
Ingrid3 Power is required to secure an environmental compliance certificate from the DENR-EMB prior to development in the project site. It is also required to secure an environmental impact statement.
Ingrid3 Power said in the document the project will comprise of two units with a capacity of 600 MW each. Technical, environmental and land use were considered in the selection of the site, one of which is that it should be far from critical wildlife habitats.
The project will still feature pollution control facilities including exhaust stacks to ensure proper air dispersion and compliance to air quality standards and an oily wastewater facility to treat the projected daily wastewater generation from the plant operations.
A reinforced concrete underground septic tank will also be installed on-site for the proper treatment of domestic wastewater generated from facility operations apart from a solid waste management system.
