Name: Salome Amandoron

TIWI GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant complex is located in Tiwi, Albay province. Tiwi
Geothermal Power Plant is generally considered environmentally friendly and does not cause significant
amounts of pollution. Geothermal reservoirs are naturally replenished and therefore renewable (it is not
possible to exhaust the resources).
The Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant has been the source of electricity in almost the entire province of
Luzon. One of the other main uses of geothermal energy is the same concept but in reverse in cold
months. Geothermal energy technology is used to bring warmer temperatures into your home without
using fossil fuels, just by tapping into a heat exchange deep below the surface of the earth. Some of the
common uses of geothermal energy are amongst farmers who are farming near the site, and use
geothermal energy to heat their greenhouses. The industry is another consumer of geothermal energy. Its
uses vary from drying fruits, vegetables, wood, and dying wool to extracting gold and silver from ore.
 THE MALITBOG GEOTHERMAL POWER STATION

The Malitbog Geothermal Power Station is a 232.5 MW geothermal power plant or an earth
steam turbine electric generator--the world's largest geothermal power plant under one roof located in
Malitbog, Kananga, Leyte, Philippines. The power plant is one of four operating in the Leyte Geothermal
Production Field.
The power plants serve 10 million households in the Visayas with an average of 160 kilowatt-
hours per Household of 3 per month. The other 7 million is served by the Panlipin-on Geothermal Power
of 100 Megawatts. Formerly owned and operated by California Energy under a build-operate-transfer
scheme known as CE Luzon, it was transferred to PNOC-EDC in 2007, and since 2009 has been owned
and operated privately by the Energy Development Corporation. In November 2013, the plant was
damaged by Super TyphoonYolanda and restored operations in January 2014.

EXPANDING THE USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines is one of the top geothermal energy producers in the world. Seven geothermal
fields presently provide roughly 12 percent of the country's electricity, and a long-term plan calls for
nearly doubling capacity by 2040. Geothermal energy is a renewable source of power created by the heat
of the earth. It is much safer than the majority of other energy sources. Geothermal power does not
produce greenhouse gases (GHG) that are bad for the environment, unlike fossil fuel plants. A cleaner
source of energy is greatly desired because the effects of climate change are so obvious everywhere in the
world, especially in the Philippines. Geothermal energy is another option that could have an impact in the
Philippines. 25% of the geothermal generation capacity in the world is located in Southeast Asia. The
Philippines and Indonesia hold the most, if not the entire, of this geothermal potential.
Geothermal energy has many advantages over conventional forms of energy in the Philippines,
including being significantly safer. In contrast to fossil fuel plants, geothermal energy doesn't emit
greenhouse gases (GHG) that are bad for the environment. Given its proximity to the Pacific volcanoes in
the Ring of Fire, the Philippines is one of the world's top providers of geothermal energy. Friendly to the
environment Compared to traditional fuels like coal and other fossil fuels, geothermal energy is less
harmful to the environment. Geothermal energy is a sustainable source of power that will be available
until the sun destroys our planet, which is predicted to happen in around 5 billion years. The Earth's
internal heated reservoirs are constantly being refilled by nature, making it both sustainable and
renewable. Location Restricted is the greatest disadvantage of geothermal energy because it is location-
specific. Because geothermal plants must be built where the energy can be accessed, some areas cannot
use this resource. Naturally, this is not an issue if people reside in regions with easy access to geothermal
energy, like Iceland. Geothermal energy earthquakes run the risk of triggering more earthquakes. This is
due to changes in the Earth's structure brought on by digging. Due to the increased use of geothermal
energy plants, where water is pushed into the Earth's crust for opening, this problem has spread widely.
Due to improved geothermal energy plants that force water into the Earth's crust to open cracks for
greater resource extraction, this problem has spread widely. The impact of these earthquakes is, however,
very small because the majority of geothermal units are located distant from major population centers.