Plant Description
Kalayaan Pumped Storage Power Plant was built in 1982, it is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and the only pumped storage facility in the Philippines. Kalayaan I was upgraded from 150 MW to over 168 MW. Kalayaan II was built with a guaranteed capacity of 174.3 MW
The Kalayaan Complex serves as large peaking facility for the Luzon Grid but its primary function is to provide frequency regulation and control. In the daytime, a period with a high demand for power, the plant generates electricity. But at night, a period of low demand, Kalayaan pumps water from Laguna Lake into Caliraya, an ingenious way of storing energy
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Plant Components
THE UPPER CANAL
Upper Canal connects the Caliraya Reservoir with the intake structure of KPSPP.
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KALAYAAN INTAKE
The KALAYAAN INTAKE is located at the end of the forebay area and consists of a concrete gravity structure 32 m high and 115.26 m long, having crest at elevation 294 masl.
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THE SERVICE BUILDING
Located on the right side of the powerhouse, has an area of 48.7m x 26.2m and height of 23.3m.
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THE CONTROL BUILDING
Adjacent to the powerhouse shaft and in front of the service building, it is a conventional reinforced concrete structure with external shaped walls developed on the three floors plus the basement.
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THE POWER HOUSE
Each Powerhouse contains two Francis vertical and synchronous generators with a total Guaranteed Net Contracted Capacity (GNCC) of 336 MW for KPSPP I and 348.6 MW for KPSPP II.
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1-MW MINI – HYDRO POWER UNIT
It is a Pelton turbine type small hydro unit which can provide station service power even during the entire grid power failure so that the Kalayaan Pump Storage Power Plant can energies the grid initially. (Black Start Function)
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