Batangas LNG terminal resumes operations — DoE

THE liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of Linseed Field Corp. has resumed its operations on Monday as one of the two gas-fired power plants in Batangas that were temporarily shut down comes online, the Department of Energy (DoE) said.

In a statement, the DoE said the LNG terminal resumed the delivery of gas supply with a capacity of 1,350 megawatts (MWs).

South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC) and Excellent Energy Resources, Inc. (EERI) implemented a scheduled shutdown on their natural gas power generation facilities with a combined running capacity of 1,300 MW from 9 a.m. on March 29 until 6:30 a.m. on March 31.

SPPC had been synchronized to the grid by 4 p.m. on Monday, while EERI remains offline due to “ongoing technical issues” with its 500-kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear, delaying its return to service, according to DoE.

The DoE said that the temporary shutdown of the facilities was “a necessary measure to facilitate critical mechanical activities” at the LNG terminal over the weekend.

“These works were part of broader infrastructure enhancements, including the completion of Linseed’s first onshore LNG storage tank, expected to be operational by the end of April 2025,” the department said.

SPPC and EERI are jointly owned by Meralco PowerGen Corp. of Manila Electric Co., Therma NatGas Power, Inc. of Aboitiz Power Corp., and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. of San Miguel Corp. These firms earlier this year sealed a $3.3-billion LNG deal to launch the country’s first LNG facility. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera