All the plants in the Unified Leyte geothermal power complex that were severely damaged by the Super Typhoon Yolanda two months ago are targeted to be online by August or earlier than that.

“We should have all the [Unified Leyte] units back in operation around August and possibly earlier depending on the availability of spare [parts], which is dependent on manufacturing lead-time,” Richard Tantoco, Energy Development Corp. (EDC) president and chief operating officer, said in a text message to reporters over the weekend.

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