Sinclair Knight Merz was engaged to carry out the design of Mactan Power Station, on Mactan Island, Cebu. The power station consists of four 12.5 MW MAN B+W medium speed diesel engines running on residual fuel oil No 6.
Each engine is coupled to an Ideal Electric synchronous generator, providing a total station net electrical output of around 50 MW. The engines are sea water cooled via plate type heat exchangers.
The bulk of the electricity produced is sold to the Mactan Export Processing Zone Association (MEPZA) with the balance being exported to the Cebu grid via the local electricity utility, Visayas Electric Company.
Sinclair Knight Merz was commissioned to carry out the interface engineering and design for the balance of plant and all civil works. The firm was also responsible for the review of contractors’ designs and finalisation of all outstanding design matters, as well as periodic supervision of site construction and commissioning activities and provision of operating and maintenance manuals.
Recent load growth in the MEPZA area, which includes the new Cebu International Airport, will probably see the station expanded by a further two to four engines, bringing its ultimate capacity to approximately 100 MW.
The involvement of Sinclair Knight Merz in the Mactan Power Station demonstrates its skills in the following areas:
- experience in power station design
- experience in the implementation of major power station projects.