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In line with the on-going efforts of the Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate private sector investment in missionary areas, Coastal Consortium, incorporated as 3i Powergen, Inc. was awarded as the New Power Provider (NPP) of the following electric cooperatives:

• Marinduque Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MARELCO)
• Romblon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ROMELCO)
• Tablas Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (TIELCO)

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Romblon DPP	Marinduque DPP	Tablas DPP

This project is the result of National Power Corporation Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) objective to privatize its operations. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), serve as the Transaction Advisor of these three pilot projects of the government.

3i Powergen,Inc. is implementing the Hybrid Wind-Diesel Technology of power generation in these particular power plants.

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Hybrid Main Principle

The diesel engines supply power back-up for the wind turbines. In periods with sufficient wind power the diesel engine is automatically stopped in order to save fuel. In these periods the system operates with 100% wind penetration. The stopped diesel engine is preheated in order to facilitate a fast startup and when needed, the diesel engine is automatically restarted.

The system uses a standard diesel engine equipped with a Low Load Unit which reduces the fuel consumption under low load conditions and enables the engine to run at idle running for long periods with a minimum of soot formation. Continue Reading