Malampaya completes maintenance works

The maintenance works scheduled by the Malampaya gas-to-power facility has been completed safely and ahead of schedule, the Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Friday.

The facility underwent maintenance shutdown from January 28 to February 16, which was supposed to have been accompanied by a power supply deficit of about 700 megawatts (MW) against the Luzon grid. But the gap was averted by collaborative efforts among stakeholders and the contingency plan of the Energy Department, the DoE said.