NPC power plants in Visayas get ISO Certification
National Power Corporation's (NPC) Generation Group has delivered on its target of having all its power plants in the Visayas ISO (International Organization for Standardization)-certified by 2007.
Panay Diesel Power Plant Complex (PDPPCx) in Dingle, Iloilo, Power Barge 101 and Power Barge 102 both in Iloilo City, and Power Barge 103 in Estancia, Iloilo were formally conferred their ISO certifications last February 7, 2008.
This after they passed the rigorous audit certifications of their respective plants last November and December 2007.
The ceremonial awarding and acceptance of the ISO 9001:2000 certifications of NPC's four power plants in Panay was held at the Iloilo Business Hotel in Iloilo City with NPC Senior Vice President for Generations Silvano C. Zanoria and Vice President for Corporate Services Gina Lourdes D. Valeros.
TUV Rheinland Group's representative Eric F. Santos awarded ISO certifications to PDPPCx, Power Barge 101 and Power Barge 103 while Bureau Veritas Certifications Phils.' Gayle Russel V. Capulong awarded ISO certification to Power Barge 102.
With this development, NPC's four generation facilities in Panay now join the ranks of other Visayas power plants that are already ISO certified. These are the Leyte Geothermal Power Plant and Bohol Diesel Power Plant, both of which have an ISO for Integrated Management System, and the Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant in Negros Oriental and SPUG-Visayas, which holds ISO 9001:2000 certifications.
The ISO certification of all the Visayas power plants is one of the main Corporate Strategies of the STAR 3 Program, which calls for the Generation Group to have all NPC power plants ISO-certified by end 2007.
SVP Zanoria commended all the managers and employees of the newly certified plants for working double-time to meet the target frame. He also cited the NPC Management, in particular NPC President Cyril C. del Callar, for extending their full support for the said undertaking.
The managers of the different plants made commitments to practice and sustain the international quality standards and strive for even higher feats to provide the best service to NPC customers.