Under the deal, GE Distributed Power business will supply four J420 and three J320 Jenbacher engines for the Aseagas’ power plant by October for the first phase of the project.
GE’s authorized Jenbacher gas engines distributor in the Philippines, DESCO will install and maintain the units.
Scheduled to be commissioned by the end of this year, the 8.8MW facility will use organic waste from sugar cane and molasses to generate electricity for around 22,000 homes.
The plant will also produce by-products of fertilizer and CO2 thus facilitating ‘no additional waste’ production.
GE Distributed Power business ASEAN regional general manager John Alcordo said: "Aside from contributing to the grid’s power generation mix, hopefully this project also increases awareness on how organic waste can be put to good use, such as for power generation."
The Philippines has a potential to generate 4,450MW from its biomass resources, representing 40% of its energy needs.
Aseagas COO Juan Alfonso said: "The Philippines’ feed-in tariff allocation right now is 250MW for biomass.
"Other countries like Germany, for example, have thousands of megawatts of biomass. So we’re just scratching the surface."
