North Negros BioPower
North Negros BioPower is a biomass power plant project in the municipality of Manapla, Negros Occidental province in the Philippines. The project will construct a biomass power plant using as fuel waste generated from the harvesting and processing of sugarcane, supplemented by grassy and woody energy crops. The North Negros BioPower stand-alone base-load power plant has a gross power generation capacity of 25 MW and generates 185 million kWh annually. This is equivalent to the energy consumption of around 191,000 people in the region.
OVERVIEW
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LOCATION
Philippines
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PROJECT SITE
252,900 ㎡
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CAPACITY
25 MW
ESG PROFILE
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CONSTRUCTION JOBS CREATED
(average during construction period) 658 -
NEW PERMANENT JOBS CREATED
586
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ELECTRICITY REACH (people)
191,193
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CO2 AVOIDED (tonnes p.a.)
122,142
UN SDGs (directly supported)
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Project details
| Project Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) | North Negros BioPower Inc. |
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| Location | Agro-Industrial Land, Barangay Sta. Teresa, Municipality of Manapla, Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines Coordinates: 10 56 30.87 N, 123 10 20.42 E |
| Technical Specifications | Feedstock type: primarily cane trash Feedstock utilisation: 244,000 tonnes per year Feedstock availability: 2.1 million tonnes per year of biomass are available within a 50 km-radius catchment area Grid connection: To an existing 69 kV transmission line, 0.10 km away |
| Supplier/Manufacturer | Boiler: Jinan Boiler Group Company Ltd (China), Steam Turbine: Siemens (India), Generator: Siemens (India), Motors, Transmitters: for bidding, Gearboxes: Siemens (India), Distributed Control System: Yocogawa, Water Treatment Plant: Aquagen, Fuel Handling System: GES, Tractors: Massey Ferguson (USA), Forage Wagons, Rotary Rakes: Pöttinger (Austria), V Rakes: Hodge Industries (Australia), Baler: Nantong Cotton Machinery (China) |
| General Contractor (EPC) | Pöyry Energy Inc. |
| Operations & Maintenance | Pöyry Energy Inc. |
| Lender’s Engineer | Sargent & Lundy LLC |
| Electricity Offtake Counterparty | Interconnection Agreement with Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative Inc. (NOCECO) Wholesale Electricity Supply Market of the Philippines (“WESM”) managed by a government agency |
| Credit Rating Electricity Offtake Counterparty | Standard & Poor’s: BBB+ with stable outlook, Moody’s: Baa2 with stable outlook, Fitch: BBB with stable outlook |
| Status | In operation. |
Status: 30/06/2022
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