The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved Alabat Wind Power Corp.’s (AWPC), a unit of Alternergy Holdings Corp., application to connect its P7-billion 64-megawatt Alabat wind power project in Quezon province to the Luzon grid.
The ERC greenlit AWPC’s P1.8-billion plan to develop and own a dedicated point-to-point transmission facility, the regulator said in its decision.
The project involves installing a substation at the wind farm site and a 37-kilometer transmission system from Barangay Villa Norte in Alabat to Barangay Hondagua in Lopez, Quezon.
It will connect to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) existing 69-kilowatt Gumaca-Tagkawayan-Lopez transmission line in Lopez, Quezon, via a switching station.
“This is another significant milestone achieved, bringing us closer to completing the Alabat wind power Project,” AWPC president Gerry Magbanua said, thanking the ERC and NGCP for their continued support.
The Alabat wind project will feature eight wind turbines, each with an 8-MW capacity. Manufactured by Envision Energy, each turbine has three 90-meter-long blades, resulting in a total wingspan of 182 meters.
The project, the first wind venture in the Philippines located along the Pacific Ocean coastline and the first in Quezon Province, is being built under the Department of Energy’s 2nd Green Energy Auction Program, undertaken in July 2023. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The Alabat wind power project is one of five renewable energy projects currently under construction by Alternergy, contributing to its goal of achieving 500 MW capacity by 2026.
