Ambugao Project
Location: Paracelis, Mt. Province, Mountain Province, Philippines.
This project has a preliminary calculated power capacity of 8 MW.
Preliminary planning and hydrologic analysis conducted by the undersigned showed the following salient features about the project:
- Watershed area: 359 sq.km.
- Weir site at El 200 meters above sea level(masl) and with a medium high 20 meters run-off river diversion weir, crest level is 220 masl at coordinates Long 121-22-09.186 and Lat 17-05- 46.95
- Headrace length is approximately 1.62 kilometers(km)
- Penstock length is about 115 m
- Powerhouse is at level 160 masl
- Above data will produce a gross head of 60 m.
- Average 4 months rainy season Flow is about 20 cms, as basis of rated capacity
- Power capacity is about 8 MW ( +, -) for 30% of time flow exceedence, and about 52% plant factor subject to confirmation based on the conduct of comprehensive hydrologic study
Philosophy for power capacity design= maximum generation, as plant will be tied to the National Grid and the Lower Siffu hydro plant will enjoy the benefit of first dispatch and must buy provision of RA 9513 – The New Renewable Energy Act of 2008 and will be the beneficiary of the Feed-in- Tariff (FiT).
The detailed feasibility study will verify the above mentioned preliminary results.
