NPC plant to get ISO certification
The Panay Diesel Power Plant Complex
in Dingle, Iloilo.
The Panay Diesel Power Plant Complex (PDPPC) of the National Power Corporation (NPC) is eyeing to secure its ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2000 Certification before the end of the year.
PDPPC is made up of the 36.5 megawatt (MW) Panay Diesel Power Plant 1 and the 80-MW Panay Diesel Power Plant 3 (formerly known as the Pinamucan Plant) in Dingle, Iloilo. The two facilities are the only land-based power plants of NPC in Panay Island.
According to the NPC the ISO certification will make the PDPPC their second diesel power plant to be ISO-certified, after the Bohol Diesel Power Plant which last year was awarded an ISO for Integrated Management System.
"Given the ISO's stringent environmental standards it is considered a rare-feat for diesel-fired powered plants to secure an ISO certification," said NPC.
After completing its pre-certification audit of the PDPPC, the TUV Rheinland Group, a third party ISO-certifying agency recommended for the ISO certification of PDPPC last November 20.
"The TUV is expected to issue its official ISO certification to the PDPPC on or before the fourth week of December 2007," said Nelson Homena, PDPPC Plant Manager in a published report.
As part of its effort to secure an ISO certification, Homena rallied all the 94 officials and employees of PDPPC to give their commitment to observe the ISO standards by providing quality standards to PDPPC customers and to improve the performance of the power plants.
The three barges of the NPC in Panay that include Power Barge (PB) 101, 102 and 103 are also pursuing their respective ISO 9001:2000 Certifications. (PIA)