Which power plants are connected to malampaya?

What’s the generated MW from these power plants ?

Until when can Malampaya supply ?

MANILA, Philippines — While gas can still be extracted from the Malampaya
deepwater gas-to-power project beyond its contract period, the supply is
forecast to start declining by 2022.

Energy Undersecretary Donato Marcos told a Senate panel the Malampaya

project could supply beyond the end of its contract in 2024 albeit at a lower
rate.

The Malampaya project can only supply around 1,000 megawatts (MW) of
power capacity after 2024 from the current supply level equivalent to 3,400
MW of power.

Operating since 2001, the Malampaya gas project supplies fuel to around 40
percent of gas-fired plants in Luzon namely the Ilijan, Sta. Rita plant, San
Lorenzo, San Gabriel and Avion plants — which supply around 3,400 MW to
the Luzon grid.

In the same Senate hearing, Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX)

managing director Don Paulino shared the same outlook.

SPEX is a local unit of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell which leads the
Malampaya consortium.

“We see the reservoir lasting between 2027 to 2029 depending on the
demand in the next coming years,” Paulino said.

“We also see opportunities that we can continue to provide between 60

percent and 100 percent of the current demand for natural gas by 2022,” he
said.

The Malampaya reservoir is now being maximized since the decline in gas
supply was already seen in 2015.
“Decline in output started as early as 2015 so we installed a depletion
compressor that brought back the output of the well allowing us to recover 80
percent of the reservoir until 2027 to 2029,” Paulino said.

That’s why the DOE is looking at the importation of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) because of the uncertainty in gas discovery through exploration,
Marcos said.

The government is pursuing the development of a $2 billion LNG terminal,

consisting of five million metric tons per annum (MTPA) of storage,
liquefaction, regassification and distribution facility, as well as a reserve initial
power plant capacity of 200 MW.

The plant is targeted to be operational before 2022, or before the depletion of

the Malampaya gas project. It is also envisioned to make the Philippines an
LNG hub for Asia, complementing those in Japan and Singapore.

On the issue of extending the Malampaya contract, Paulino said they see
opportunity “to manage some uncertainties,” but technical issue and the
stability of investment climate are major concerns.

In the event the Malampaya consortium will file for an extension of the
contract, the DOE will require it to submit a work program.

The Malampaya consortium—composed of SPEX, Chevron Malampaya LLC

and PNOC Exploration Corp. – earlier expressed interest to extend its license
to explore for oil and gas in northwest Palawan until 2039.

Where will the next gas be coming from to provide to the dependent to Malampaya power plant electric
generators ?