1he 8enewable Lnergy SoluLlons Lo

Lhe Lack of ower CapaclLy ln

Mlndanao
8y Dav|d A. 1au||, M|ndanao Coa||t|on of ower
Consumers
MINDANAC CWLk ICkUM UDA1L
IILL Nat|ona| M|dyear Convent|on
May 24, 2012, Cagayan de Cro C|ty
CuLllne of resenLaLlon
1. 8L resources ln Mlndanao are adequaLe and
affordable for Lhe nexL 13-years' requlremenL
2. LlsL of renewable energy pro[ecLs ln Mlndanao
Lo be consLrucLed ln Lhe nexL Lhree years
3. keep Lhe Agus-ulangl hydro power planLs
under governmenL ownershlp ln perpeLulLy
8enewable Lnergy 8esources ln
Mlndanao
8L power planLs ln Mlndanao are adequaLe Lo
provlde power over Lhe nexL flfLeen years
ConsLrucLlon of mosL of Lhese pro[ecLs can be
sLarLed, and many of Lhem can be compleLed,
wlLhln Lhe nexL Lhree years, 2012-2014
8L pro[ecLs done under Lhe 8enewable Lnergy
AcL of 2008 wlll have mlnlmal lmpacLs on raLes
of Mlndanao cusLomers
8enewable Lnergy 8esources ln
Mlndanao - 2
8ulk generaLlon from large mulLlpurpose
hydro planLs wlll cosL less Lhan 4.00 pesos per
kWh, whereas new coal planLs wlll cosL aL
leasL 3.00 pesos per kWh
CeneraLlon of Lhe pumped-sLorage hydro
planLs ln con[uncLlve operaLlon wlLh wlnd
power planLs wlll cosL much less Lhan
generaLlon of oll-fueled power planLs
8enewable Lnergy ro[ecLs for
Mlndanao, 2012-2014
k.L. ro[ects for M|ndanao, 2012-2014
1. lncrease Lhe capaclLy of Lhe Agus 2 hydro
planL by a mlnlmum of 60 MW up Lo 90 MW by
carrylng ouL Lhe 8alo-l lalns flood-conLrol
pro[ecL
2. ConsLrucL a solar v power planL ln Marawl
ClLy, raLed 40 MW, for con[uncLlve operaLlon
wlLh Lhe Agus 1 unlL 2 40-MW generaLlng planL
k.L. ro[ects for M|ndanao, 2012-2014 (2)
3. lmplemenL Lhe followlng solar phoLovolLalc
pro[ecLs Lo be compleLed wlLhln one year from Lhe
approval by L8C of Lhe leed-ln-1arlff sysLem of Lhe
8enewable Lnergy AcL of 2008:
30 MW Solar v by LlecLrlc CooperaLlves
10 MW Solar v ln lllgan ClLy
10 MW Solar v Applled 8esearch CenLer of Lhe
Mlndanao SLaLe unlverslLy
4 MW Solar v by Lanao LCu's
k.L. ro[ects for M|ndanao, 2012-2014 (3)
4. 8epalr Lhe damaged generaLlng unlLs and
componenLs of Lhe Agus 6 and Agus 7 hydro
planLs
3. ConsLrucL mlcro hydro power planLs, each
raLed 200-400 kllowaLLs, ln aL leasL 200 slLes all
over Mlndanao, LoLallng around 60 MW
6. ConsLrucL an addlLlonal generaLlng unlL of aL
leasL 20 MW ln Lhe ML. Apo geoLhermal
resource
k.L. ro[ects for M|ndanao, 2012-2014 (4)
7. ConsLrucL Lhe Agus 3 hydroelecLrlc power
planL (223 MW)
8. ConsLrucL run-of-rlver hydro planLs as
embedded generaLlon planLs connecLed Lo
power dlsLrlbuLlon sysLems (300 Lo 300 MW)
9. ConsLrucL large, mulLlpurpose hydro planLs on
Lhe Agusan, Cagayan and ulangl rlvers, LoLallng
aL leasL 1,200 MW
k.L. ro[ects for M|ndanao, 2012-2014 (S)
10. ConsLrucL pumped-sLorage hydro planLs (Lo
be done con[uncLlvely wlLh wlnd power planLs
Lo provlde pumplng power) ln Lake Lanao, Lake
MalnlL, and along Lhe 1agoloan 8lver Lo provlde
peaklng power for Mlndanao of aL leasL 1,000
MW
SLop Lhe rlvaLlzaLlon of Lhe Pydro
lanLs on Lhe Agus-ulangl 8lvers!
non-rlvaLlzaLlon of Lhe Agus-ulangl
Pydro lanLs
1he lmmedlaLe need ls Lo campalgn for Lhe
exLenslon for a perlod of flve Lo Len years of
Lhe non-rlvaLlzaLlon of Lhe Agus-ulangl
hydro planLs under Lhe Ll8A (8.A. no. 9136)
1hen work for Lhe passage of laws for Lhe
governmenL Lo reLaln ownershlp of Lhe Agus
and ulangl hydro planLs ln perpeLulLy
8easons for non-rlvaLlzaLlon of Lhe
Agus-ulangl Pydro lanLs
Lnsures LhaL Lrue prlce of hydro generaLlon wlll
remaln aL less Lhan 1.30 pesos per kWh, lnsLead
of rlslng Lo more Lhan 3.00 /kWh lf prlvaLlzed
Lnsures adequaLe fundlng for Lhe proLecLlon and
Lhe developmenL of Lhe waLershed areas,
lnslgnlflcanL funds wlll be allocaLed Lo Lhe
waLershed lf Lhe hydro planLs are prlvaLlzed
Lnsures conLlnulng securlLy of properLles and
persons assoclaLed wlLh Lhe hydro power planLs
1PAnk ?Cu!
1he 8enewable Lnergy SoluLlons Lo
Lhe Long-1erm Lack of ower
CapaclLy ln Mlndanao