PLANT INSPECTION

REPORT:
RIZAL WIND FARM
(PILILLA, RIZAL
PROVINCE)

Submitted by:
Nale, Jude
Namuco, Romeo Jake
Ong, Kevin Keanu
Osayan, Jonel
Pabinal, Mark Jason

Paguntalan, Terence Paul

Pizarro, Rey Jr.

ALTERNERGY PHILIPPINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION (APHC)

PILILLA, RIZAL PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES

Wind Energy is one of the different sources of renewable energy. It uses

the natural power of planetary winds to make turbines spin. This means no
fuel is burnt to produce electricity. Electricity produced from wind farms is
clean and natural.
The "Pililla, Rizal" Wind Energy Service Contract granted to Alternergy
Philippine Holdings Corporation (APHC) covers an area of 4,515 hectares
under Department of Energy WESC NO. 2009-09-018. This Wind Energy
Service Contract (WESC) has two phases, Pililla Wind Power Project under
WESC NO. 2009-09-018-AF1 and the Mt. Sembrano Wind Power Project under
WESC NO. 2009-09-018-AP2.
Phase 1 of this project is a wind farm in Barangay Halayhayin in Pililla,
Rizal, Philippines. The wind farm is being undertaken by Alternergy Wind One
Corporation. The total cost for the construction of the wind farm is US$177.9
million. The project consists of 27 wind turbine generators grouped into three
clusters with aggregate capacity of 67.5 megawatts (MW). The said project,
after completion will interconnect to Meralcos Malaya-Teresa 115 kilovolts
(KV) transmission line located just 10 kilometers from the project site.
Phase 2 located in Pililla, Rizal and Mabitac, Laguna was not initially
included by Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corporation (APHC) in the

Technical Assistance (TA) from the Asian Development Bank. A minor change
in the ADB TA implementation was approved in February 2013 to prioritize
the development of the Pililla, Rizal wind farm site and expand the study to
Pililla Stage 2, which covers the southern portion of the area, as initial
findings showed certain limitations in wind resource and constructability in
the Laguna and Occidental Mindoro sites. Construction of a wind power
project in Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, in particular, is not feasible until
either the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines or the Philippine
government has installed a submarine cable connecting Mindoro and Luzon.
Based on the initial findings, further studies on the Laguna and Mindoro sites
were discontinued; unutilized TA budget for these sites were reallocated
instead to fund the study for Pililla Stage 2. The projected cost for Phase 2 is
Php 7.056 Billion and its planned output is 72 megawatts (MW).

HISTORY OF RIZAL WIND FARM

In December 2008, Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corporation (APHC)
was awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) the exclusive right to
develop wind power projects in 3 locations: Pililla in Rizal, Abra de Ilog in
Occidental Mindoro, and Kalayaan, Laguna. These locations were among
those identified under the Philippine Wind Atlas as potential sites for wind
farms due to good to excellent wind resources.
On October 23, 2009, Alternergy has been awarded with another 3,
with a total of 6, exclusive Wind Energy Service Contracts by the Department
of Energy based on its financial and technical capabilities. One of which is
the "Pililla, Rizal" Wind Energy Service Contract which covers an area of
4,515 hectares. The Project is estimated to generate approximately 40 MW
capacity.
The project began in June 18, 2013 and started operating by summer
of 2015. The Wind Farm is consisted of a total of 27 wind turbines, each
turbine generates 2 MW. Thus, the Rizal Wind Farm produces 54 MW.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bongbajo/26138739476/

Why Pililla, Rizal?

Pililla rings Laguna de Bay and is Part of a natural wind corridor created
by the unique geographical features surrounding the lake including Tail
Mountains and its proximity to the sea. Based on average monthly wind
speed data, Pilillas wind speed can be as high as 36 km/h.
Pililla is near Metro Manila, the countrys largest electricity demand
area. This means the electricity generated by this wind farm only needs to
travel a short distance to be consumed, ensuring all the electricity generated
here will be used without grid constraint or transmission loss.

RIZAL WIND FARM

The Rizal Wind Farm is located in Barangay Halayhayin in the
municipality of Pililla in Rizal province. It is the first Luzon based wind farm
outside Ilocos Norte.
Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines used to be smaller and shorter. Through advances in
engineering, taller turbines with longer blades were created to capture more
wind energy.
Once wind pushes the turbine blades to spin, generators convert
mechanical energy into electricity, which is then transmitted and distributed
to demand areas.

Therefore, the longer the rotor blades, the larger the swept area, the
higher the wind energy produced. The wind turbines have a diameter of 90
meters.

The wind turbines generates electricity when the wind turns the rotor
blades, which is connected to a shaft and the shaft drives the gearbox that is
connected to the generator that converts the mechanical energy into
electricity. Usually a turbine is composed of 3 rotor blades that is facing the
direction where the wind is coming from.
The wind turbine need a wind speed of 4 5 m/s or 14.5 km/h to turn
and a maximum of 15 m/s. When the wind speed exceeds up to 25 m/s, the
wind turbine will automatically stop to avoid damage to the turbine. The
rotor blades rotates with a speed of 15 20 rpm. The lifespan of a wind
turbine is usually 20 25 years with proper usage and maintenance.

Power Generation
The Rizal Wind Farm is composed of 27 Wind Turbines. Each turbines
generates 2 MW, thus, the Rizal Wind Farm produces a total of 54MW of
electricity.
The Rizal Wind Farm is estimated to be able to generate almost 150
Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity yearly. One GWh is equal to 1,000 MWh,
which in turn is equal to 1,000,000 kWh.
An average household in Metro Manila consumes around 200 to 300
kWh monthly, meaning this Wind Farm can power almost 66,000 household
continuously.

When computing how much energy a power plant generates, one thing
youll need to know is the capacity factor (CF), which refers to the
percentage of time per year when a power plant operates at full capacity. A
10 MW power plant cannot continuously operate at 10 MW year round as it
sometimes undergoes maintenance or temporarily shuts down. For wind
farms, CF refers to the times when the wind is blowing hard enough to spin
the turbines.
To get the total amount of energy a power plant can generate, youll
need to get the size of the power plant and multiply it by the capacity factor,
which is then multiplied by 8760 the number of hours per year.
In this case, we have 54 MW of installed wind capacity, an average
capacity factor of 30% and 8760:

54 MW x 30% x 8760 hours per year = 141,912 MWh or 141,912,000

kWh each year

Transmission and Distribution

Generation (Wind Turbine)

o Electricity is generated when the mechanical energy produce by
the rotor blades shaft gearbox assembly is converted into
electrical energy by the generator. Each turbine produces 2 MW,
with a total of 54 MW (27 Wind Turbines).

Transmission
o Electric transmission is the vital link between power production
and power usage. Transmission lines carry electricity at high
voltages over long distances from Rizal Wind Farm to
communities. Because Pililla is near Metro Manila, the electricity
generated by the wind farm only needs to travel a short distance
to be consumed, ensuring all the electricity generated here will
be used without grid constraint or transmission loss.

Distribution (MERALCO)
o Electricity from transmission lines is reduced to lower voltages at
substations, and distribution companies (MERALCO) then bring
the power to Electricity Users.