Montalban Landfill Methane Recovery and Electricity Generation

The Montalban Methane Power Corporation (MMPC) had secured an agreement with with the local government of Rizal Province to put up the country's first waste-to- energy power plant in Rodriguez landfill. Under the build-own-and operate program, MMPC will capture the landfill gas or methane from the 14-hectare landfill to produce electricity enough to provide 15,000 households with power.Monark Equipment Corporation (MEC) was commissioned by MMPC to put up the power plant for the project. First Balfour in turn, was contracted by MEC as its main civil works contractor for the project. First Balfour was responsible for the installation of nine (9) units of generator  set with 2MW capacity each but derated at 850 KW using methane as fuel. The project scope included construction of the powerhouse building, equipment foundations, piping works for fuel/gas header, condensate and cooling water, cabling works, small power and lighting, plumbing, ventilation system and monitoring system.

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