About 73 projects have been qualified to bid for the 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) capacities to be administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) this June 17 in compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) policy of the government. For Luzon grid, 32 projects being undert
SOLAR PROJECT. Located 14 kilometers away from the Cayanga-Bugallon solar power project, AboitizPower is now ready to build its second solar power venture on this site in Barangay Laoag, Aguilar, Pangasinan. It will have a capacity to produce 261 gigawatts-hour of clean energy annually or equivalent to the power consumption of around 100,000 households in a year. (Photo courtesy of AboitizPower) MANILA - Aboitiz Power Corp. will begin the commercial operation of its second solar power project in the province of Pangasinan in June 2023. In a statement Friday, the firm said through PV Sinag Power Inc., a special purpose vehicle of its unit Aboitiz Renewable Inc. (ARI), the 159 megawatts-peak (MWp) Laoag and Laoag 2 Solar Project in Barangay Laoag, Aguilar, Pangasinan will have a capacity to produce 261 gigawatts-hour of clean energy annually. This is equivalent to the power consumption of around 100,000 households in a year. AboitizPower said the bulk of the generation from the solar pow
Aboitiz Power Corp. has tapped Chinese firm SUMEC Complete Equipment and Engineering Co. Ltd. and local firm Hansei Corp. to build its second solar project in Pangasinan.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared eight power projects to proceed with the conduct of system impact study (SIS). These are the 250MW hydro power project of Pan Pacific Renewable Power Philippines Corp., 555MW solar of Sapang Balen Solar Sustainable Energy Corp., 180MW gas plant of Millennium Energy Inc.,…
94-MW SOLAR POWER PROJECT. AboitizPower team members plant a narra sapling on the site in Cayanga, Bugallon in Pangasinan province where the company's 94-MW peak solar power plant will soon rise. Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. is investing PHP4.5 billion for the solar facility. (Photo courtesy of AboitizPower) MANILA - AboitizPower Corp. is accelerating its 94-megawatt (MW) solar power project in Cayanga, Bugallon in Pangasinan following a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday. AboitizPower unit Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI) said construction for the PHP4.5-billion solar project will begin soon as it targets to start its operation by the fourth quarter this year. "Cayanga solar is a very significant project for us at ARI. This marks the beginning of our exciting journey ahead -growing our renewable energy portfolio over the next 10 years to accelerate the Philippine energy transition to more environmentally sustainable sources," ARI executive director David Smith said. The Cayan