MANILA, Philippines : The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has identified the generation companies (gencos) that did not report plant outages or identify their facilities needing immediate technical inspection as part of measures to address the perennial problem of power shortage during summer. In a statement yesterday, the ERC said it has identified gencos that were […]
Wärtsilä commissions 60MW / 60MWh of battery storage in Philippines
Power and energy systems technology group Wärtsilä has completed work on two large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Philippines. Comprising a 20MW / 20MWh system at a renewable power hub in Toledo and a 40MW / 40MWh at what is thought to be a combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Bataan, […]
Solar Pushed to Address Mindoro Power Woes
INSTALLING solar panels can help in solving the prevailing power supply situation in Mindoro, according to WeGen Philippines. In a statement, WeGen said that households in the province can install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their rooftop, connect all these systems and share to the grid the unused or excess electricity through the net metering […]
Philippines’ AboitizPower Plans 74-MW Solar Power Plant
Philippine power company Aboitiz Power Corp (PSE:AP) plans to build a 74-MW solar power plant in Pangasinan province on Luzon island. The company said last week that the project has received board approval and is currently in the development stage. It hopes to begin construction in the second half of 2021, with commercial operation targeted […]
Coca-Cola Philippines to Pursue Multi-Phased Solar Panel Project
COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, has completed the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental and Bacolod plants in the first quarter of 2021. The firm said a multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites— namely, Canlubang, […]
Solar-Powered Factory
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, achieves another sustainability milestone in the first quarter after completing the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, and Bacolod plants. A multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites—Canlubang, Sta. Rosa, Zamboanga, and […]
Ayala Group, UPC Start Construction of Philippines’ Biggest Wind Farm
An AC Energy wind turbine in Iloilo.The Ayala Group’s energy arm AC Energy Corporation and its partner UPC Renewables have started the construction of a P11.4-billion wind farm in Ilocos Norte, set to be the country’s biggest wind farm to date. Located in Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte, the 160-megawatt Balaoi & Caunayan wind farm is […]
AC Energy and UPC Renewables Start Building Wind Farm in Philippines
AC Energy and UPC Renewables begin construction works on the Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm in the Philippines. Philippines-based energy company AC Energy and its partner, UPC Renewables, have started construction works on the Balaoi and Caunayan wind farm.Built with a PHP11.4bn ($238m) investment, the 160MW wind farm is located in Pagudpud in the Philippines’ […]
AC Energy to Build Philippines’ Largest Wind Farm at Cost of $239 mln
AC Energy aims to complete the project in the last quarter of 2022 and put the wind farm, which will consist of 32 wind turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa, into full commercial operation by 2023. AC Energy Corp, the power generation unit of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp, will build an 11.4 billion-peso ($239 million) wind […]
Filipino Utility’s 50 MW Solar Project Comes Online
Filipino utility Mgen’s 50 MW solar project in Bucalan has come online. Commercial operations have started at a 50 MW solar power plant in the Philippines after construction was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. The system, called PowerSource First Bulacan Solar, Inc. (PFBSI), is a joint venture between local power companies MGen Renewable […]