The History of Geothermal Energy Development and Production in the Philippines
Year | Milestone
1962 - UP Geology Dept studied the country’s geothermal energy potential
1953 to 1972 - Bureau of Mines/COMVOL conducted surveys of geothermal zones
1967 - PGI Commissioned 250 kW power plant in Tiwi
1972 to 1978 - Initial exploration by New Zealand Scientists with Comvol/PNOC EDC;
- Leyte (1972 – 1975)
- Southern Negros (1976)
- BacMan (1977)
- Mindanao (1978)
1977 - PNOC-EDC and NPC commissioned 3 MW Leyte pilot plant
1979 - PGI commissioned 110 MW Tiwi plant
1983 to 1984 - NPC commissioned its first commercial power plants;
- Leyte (112.5MW)
- Southern Negros (112.5MW)
1995 - 80 MW Palinpinon-2 was commissioned
1993 to 1998 - NPC commissioned second set of plants;
- Bacman (110MW) in 1993
- Cawayan (20MW) in 1994
- Botong (20MW) in 1998
1996 to 1999 - PNOC EDC commissioned BOT Plants;
- Leyte-Cebu (200 MW) in 1996
- Leyte-Luzon (382 MW) in 1997
- Leyte Optimization in 1998
- Mindanao 1 (52 MW) in 1997
- Mindanao 2 (52 MW) in 1999
Feb. 2007 - Commissioned the Northern Negros Geothermal Power Plant, the first power plant to be fully-owned by PNOC EDC.
Reference: from then PNOC-EDC
Filed in: Geothermal Energy
Local date: March, 2010