VATIS UPDATE Article

According to the latest data released from the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE), seven renewa-ble energy projects were cleared to proceed undertaking grid impact studies as of March. These projects are seen to generate 562 megawatts (MW) of power to the grid. The geographic information system (GIS) is necessary in determining if the electricity to be generated by the power project can be absorbed by the grid.

Three of the projects will harness wind resource and will be developed by Currimao Solar Energy Corp, Philippines. These are the 150 MW Talisay Wind Power Project in Camarines Norte, the 140 MW Talim Wind Power Project in RIzal and the 80 MW Calatagan Wind Power Project in Batangas. The DOE also gave the go ahead to conduct studies on three solar projects.

Sindicatum C-Solar Power Inc. is working on the Capas Solar Power Plant located in Tarlac. It is estimated to have a capacity of 22 MW. Two solar farms are located in Pangasinan. Pilipinas Newton Energy Corp. and Pilipinas Einstein Energy Corp. will each work on 70 MW solar project. Meanwhile, Silay Global Energy Solutions is working on a 30 MW battery energy storage in Negros Occidental. Year-to-date, 22 projects have been cleared for the conduct of GIS.