In recognition of its excellent performance and service as a C&I supplier, Yokogawa Philippines was given an award by Mirant Philippines as the Most Outstanding Supplier - 1st Runner Up in ceremonies held last January 14, 2005 at the Orchard Golf & Country Club. The award was accompanied by a Certificate of Appreciation "in recognition of your valuable performance and service in supporting our supply requirements for 2004".

The award is given by Mirant every year to suppliers in specific categories for their overall performance and for demonstrating strong sense of responsibility in commitments that include quality, delivery, value added service and after-sales support.

Mirant Philippines is the local subsidiary of Mirant Corp., one of the leading power companies in the United States, which has major ownership interest in nine power plants in the Philippines with a combined generating capacity of 3,497 megawatts. Its largest plants are in Ilijan, Batangas, 1,215MW; Sual, Pangasinan, 1,218MW; and Pagbilao, Quezon, 735MW.

YPI supplies the field instrumentation requirements of these plants that are all located outside Metro Manila. Recently, it successfully completed the installation of four sets OF AV550 Oxygen averaging converters with 16 oxygen probes for Boiler 1 & 2 of Sual plant under extremely tight delivery and installation program. Projects under negotiation with Mirant include modification and maintenance of the continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) at Pagbilao station.

Mirant is the biggest foreign investor in the Philippine power industry providing the energy essential for the country's economic growth. It has recently disclosed a six-month expansion program to increase the capacity of its existing plants to meet the growing demand for high-quality and reliable electricity.