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DECISION
Before this Commission for resolution are the "Application". and
"Amended Application" filed on March 7, 2014 and March 19, 2014,
respectively, by the San Carlos Solar Energy, Inc. (SACASOL) for
authority to develop, own, or operate dedicated point-to-point limited
transmission facilities to connect the 19.8 MW solar power plant to
the Cadiz-San Carlos 69 kV line, with prayer foe provisional authority.
Having found said application and amended application to be
sufficient in form and in substance with the required fees having been
paid, an Order and a Notice of Public Hearing, both dated May 19,
. 2014, were issued setting the case for initial hearing on June 10,
2014.
In the same Order, SACASOL was directed to cause the
publication of the attached Notice of Public Hearing, at its own
expense, once (1x) in a newspaper of general circulation in the
Philippines, at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date of initial
hearing. It is also directed to inform the consumers, by any other
means available and appropriate, of the filing of the instant
application, its reasons therefor and of the scheduled hearing
thereon.
June
16, 2014,
SACASOL
filed
"Supplemental
Compliance" .
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23, 2014,
meantime,
SACASOL
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Commission
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DISCUSSION
SACASOL is a corporation duly organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines with
principal office address at Emerald Arcade, F.C. Ledesma Street,
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
The instant application was filed pursuant Section 9 of Republic
Act No. 9136 (R.A. No. 9136) or the "Electric Power Industry Reform
Act of 2001" of the EPIRA and Section 5 of its Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR), to wit:
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Section
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Dedicated
Point-to-Point
limited
Transmission Facility of a Generation Company
"(a) Subject to prior authorization from ERC, TRANSCO
or its Buyer or Concessionaire may allow a Generation
Company to develop, own and/or operate dedicated
point-to-point limited transmission facilities: Provided,
That:
(i) Such dedicated point-to-point limited transmission
facilities are required only for the purpose of connecting
to the Grid which will be used solely by the Generation
Facility, and are not used to serve End-users or
Suppliers directly;
(ii) The facilities are included and consistent with the
TOP as certified by TRANSCO or its Buyer or
Concessionaire; and
(iii) Any other documents that may be required by the
ERC.
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It is the holder of Solar Energy Service Contract No. 2013-09037 (Service Contract) duly notarized on October 30, 2013 by virtue
of which it was granted the exclusive right to explore, develop and
utilize Solar Energy Resources within an area located in San Carlos
City and Calatrava, Province of Negros Occidental (Contract Area).
Pursuant to the Service Contract, it is developing the Solar
Power Plant located in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, which will
commence commercial operations in 2014 (Solar Power Project).
Notably, Republic Act No. 9513 (R.A No. 9513) otherwise known as
the "Renewable Energy Act of 2008", (RE Law) mandates that the
Solar Power Plant shall enjoy the benefit of priority dispatch as a
generating unit utilizing intermittent renewable energy resource.
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Supporting Documents
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SACASOL's Certificate of Registration dated April 17,
2013
SACASOL's Articles of Incor oration
Primary Purpose appearing on page 1 of the Articles of
Incor oration
B -Laws
2014 General Information Sheet GIS
Certificate of Increase of Capital Stock dated April 28,
2014
Signature of Jose Maria T. Zabaleta appearing on page
2 of the Certificate of Increase of Ca ital Stock
Signature of Juan Xavier P. Zabaleta appearing on
a e 2 of the Certificate of Increase of Ca ital Stock
Signature of Teresita M. Repizo appearing on page 2 of
the Certificate of Increase of Ca ital Stock
Solar Ener
Service Contract No. 2013-09-037
Signature of Don Mario Y. Dia appearing on page 23 of
Solar Ener
Service Contract No. 2013-09-037
Signature of Teresita M. Repizo appearing on page 23
of Solar Ener
Service Contract No. 2013-09-037
Department of Energy (DOE) Certificate of Confirmation
of Commercialit No. SCC-2014-02-004
Bill of Quantities
2013 Audited Financial Statement AFS of SACASOL
Pro'ected Financial and Economic Cost Anal sis
Conce tual En ineerin Desi ns and Drawin s
NGCP Certification dated Janua
17,2014
S stem 1m act Stud SIS dated Februa 2014
SIS dated Februa 2014
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Project Overview
a. Project Description
The components of the project, which will utilize a 336.4
MCM ACSR 3-phase single circuit conductor, are the
following:
Main Substation;
Switchgear;
Grounding System;
Engineering, Procurement and Construction; and
Labor cost.
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b. Project Rationale
To provide connection asset to deliver full 19.8 MW capacity
to the grid.
c. Project Cost
The estimated capital investment for the proposed project
to be implemented amounts to Thirty-Four Million Two
Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred SixtyFour Pesos (PhP34,237,764.00). Shown below is a tabulation
of itemized and detailed costs of dedicated point-to-point
transmission facility:
ITEMS
Main Substation
Switchqear
Groundinq System
Engineering, Procurement and
Construction
Labor Cost
TOTAL
COST (PhP)
21,547,470.00
2,944,000.00
560,000.00
3,480,000.00
5,706,294.00
34,237,764.00
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ESCALANTE
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SACASOL
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Its technical
staff shall undertake the operation
and
maintenance of the Dedicated Facility Project and has submitted its
General Preventive Maintenance Service Program. Further, Conergy
shall provide technical support by providing operation and
maintenance manuals for the Solar Power Plant as part of Conergy's
commitment under the EPC Contracts.
The Dedicated Facility
Project is less than three (3) meters which is more or less the same
as the connection point.
Considering that the subject facility is less than three (3) meters
from the connection point, it may operate the subject facility in
constant coordination with the NGCP or whoever will be the operator
of the Cadiz-San Carlos 69 kV line.
A perusal of the evidence presented herein showed that the
approval of SACASOL's application 1 for authority to develop, own,
and operate dedicated point-to-point limited transmission facilities to
connect the 19.8 MW Solar Power Plant to the Cadiz-San Carlos 69
kV Line, with prayer for provisional authority is in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9 paragraph 3 of Republic Act No. 9136 (R.A.
9136), or the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001" (EPIRA)
and will redound to the benefit of the electricity consumers in terms of
continuous, quality, reliable and efficient power supply.
WHEREFORE,
the foregoing
premises considered,
the
application filed by San Carlos Solar Energy, Inc. (SACASOL) for
authority to develop, own, and operate dedicated point-to-point
limited transmission facilities to connect the 19.8 MW Solar Power
Plant to the Cadiz-San Carlos 69 kV Line, with prayer for provisional
authority, is hereby APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
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be
used
solely
by the
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SO ORDERED.
Pasig City, December 15,2014.
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Chairperson
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Commissioner
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