10 mw geothermal power plant in Mindoro

When compared to other power plants, geothermal power plants are the most effective
and convenient. Utilizing renewable energy sources, it is able to provide high-quality power
while also benefiting our environment. Because power plants use subsurface steam to produce
electricity, reservoir temperature is an important factor to consider when designing this type of
facility. Power facilities that harness renewable energy sources include geothermal power plants.
Electricity is produced in this way by geothermal power plants. Hydrothermal resources are used
in geothermal power plants, according to the US Energy Information Administration (2021),
when temperatures ranging from 300°F to 700°F are required. Drilling wells into the ground and
pumping hot water or steam to the surface allows humans to use these resources.
The geothermal field of Makiling-Banahaw. Several hot geothermal potential are located
in this area to the north. Still, no one has figured out a way to get through the mountain's low
permeability and, in some instances (like Mount Pinatubo), the ubiquitous presence of acidic and
magmatic fluids. The belt might potentially reach the Pliocene centers in the Cuyo Island Group
if it continues across the canal that connects the Manila and Negros trenches.
In addition to the ones already mentioned, the following are also located within:
Pangasinan's Manleluag, Mangatarem, Balungao, and Rosales; Batangas's Lemery, Nasugbu, San
Juan, and Mabini; Rizal's Talim Island and Jala-Jala; Quezon's Mt. Banahaw and Alabat;
Marinduque's Buenavista; Oriental Mindoro's Puerto Galera, Buloc-Buloc, Naujan, and
Montelago; Romblon's Islands of Banton, Simara, and Tablas (Odiongan and Sta. Maria).
Barangays Montelago and Melgar B in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, and the Montelago
Geothermal Power Plant, with a capacity of 40 MW, are part of the Ormeco-EPI deal. The
facility, which is set to go live in 2016, aligns with the objectives of the Department of Energy
(DoE), according to Petilla, since it has the potential to generate 40 MW of energy from deep
inside the ground that is safe, clean, simple, dependable, and environmentally friendly.
An agreement in principle to run the PSI power plant in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro,
was reached between the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Power Systems, Inc.
(PSI), meaning that beginning on 29 April 2023, the people of Occidental Mindoro would have
access to an extra power source.
Negotiations for the accord came to fruition during the recent visit of NEA Administrator
Antonio Mariano Almeda to the province on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Inspection of PSI's reliable
5-6 MW power plant was conducted by the NEA Chief. Occidental Mindoro people would have
around six to seven hours of power each day.