TeaM Philippines Energy Corp. (TPEC), the retail electricity arm of TeaM Energy Corp., said Thursday it completed the installation of a 1.3-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop system for a tile manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, increasing to 4.4 MW its total supplied renewable energy to the facility.
“We began supplying an additional 1.3 MW of electricity to Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. (MSCI) last July. This is on top of the 3.1 MW that we have already been generating for them since last year,” TPEC president Tristan Taghoy said.
The completion of solar rooftop system for the Mariwasa plant required the installation of 2,340 units of 550-watt peak (Wp) solar panels.
This is on top of the existing 5,702 units for the 3.1 MW representing the project’s first phase that TPEC installed in May 2023.
“Our partnership with MSCI will enable us to supply their plant in Batangas with clean, reliable and cost-effective energy. We are fully committed to providing energy solutions that support the growth and development of Philippine industries,” said Taghoy.
“This partnership with an industry leader, and manufacturer of world-class products is something we are very excited about,” he said.
Phase 2 (1.3 MW) was done under a 25-year solar supply agreement between TPEC and MSCI, similar to Phase 1 (3.1 MW) of the solar roof top project.
TPEC will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the system throughout the cooperation period.
TPEC’s parent firm TeaM Energy is one of the largest independent power producers with more than 2,000 megawatts of generating capacity.
It operates the 1,200-megawatt Sual power plant in Pangasinan and the 735-MW Pagbilao power plant. It also owns a 50-percent stake in the 420-MW Pagbilao unit 2 power plant in Quezon province.
