Aboitiz Power Corp., through its Transition Business Group (TBG), is expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to more coal-fired power plants in Luzon and Visayas under Project Arkanghel.
“The first phase of Project Arkanghel is up and running, currently in one of our circulating fluidized bed plants in Mindanao,” AboitizPower TBG president and COO Celso Caballero III said Thursday, referring to the 300-megawatt (MW) Therma South Inc. in Davao City.
“We’re completing implementation in the Visayas this year and moving to Luzon next year,” he added.
Currently, AboitizPower is identifying Luzon sites to follow the pioneer model used in the 340-MW Therma Visayas Inc. project in Toledo City, Cebu.
Project Arkanghel will upgrade existing conventional power plants into smart facilities by establishing a Unified Operations Center equipped with digital twin technologies, anomaly detection systems and real-time asset health monitoring.
Enhanced efficiency
The AI-powered tools enable engineers to anticipate potential issues, improve fuel efficiency, lower heat rates and reduce outages.
It also improved data analysis, asset monitoring and predictive maintenance, helping cut planned and unplanned downtime.
AboitizPower partnered with Thailand-based REPCO NEX Industrial Solutions and uses AVEVA Predictive Analytics from Schneider Electric to process historical data, identify patterns and generate early warnings.
AboitizPower has over 1,000 MW of renewable projects in the pipeline and aims to add 3,600 MW more to reach a 9,200-MW portfolio by 2030, with at least half of the total coming from clean energy.