According to CUC, engines #2, 6, and 8 were down.
“As a result of the three engines offline, Power Plant 1 was only generating power from one unit,” CUC stated.
Based on CUC’s power generation status report, engine #3 was the only operational engine, producing 5 megawatts of power.
CUC said the exhaust valve on cylinder #5 of engine #8 encountered a problem, which was expected to be completed in the late afternoon today.
The last time engine #8 was operational was on Aug. 2 after the power plant crew addressed its problems with lube oil purifier and lube contamination.
In his report to CUC Executive Director Antonio S. Muna, Power Plant 1 manager Almondo Santos said engine #6 was down, awaiting replacement of cylinder head assembly, water pump bearing, and lube oil bowl purifier.
CUC did not cite the exact problem with engine #2.
“Load shedding should continue,” Santos stated in his report.
According to CUC, with the completion of the repairs on engines no. 2 and 6, Power Plant 1 will be able to produce 10 megawatts and will resume its load shedding schedule prepared for the rest of the week.
Muna told the Variety that they hoped to bring engine #6 back online yesterday afternoon.
Six engines at Power Plant 2 were down.
Its engines #1 and 5 were still offline due to abnormal sound in their turbochargers, while its engine #6 was down due to fuel injection system adjustment.
The rest of the engines in the plant were on standby, waiting for ordered engine parts.
Muna said the Commonwealth Industrial Supply Co. will revisit the engines “to readdress the [warranty] issues at Power Plant 2.”
CUC hired CISCO to rehabilitate all the engines at the plant for over $800,000 in federal funds.
Earlier, Muna said the plant was rehabilitated to a capacity of 8 megawatts, adding that CISCO was paid based on its work, which translated to 80 percent of its contract price.
But Power Plant 2 is still not generating backup power for Power Plant 1 and engine #3 at Power Plant 4 have also encountered electrical problems.
