BKS Green Energy Corp. (BKSGEC), a unit of Rizal Green Energy Corp. (RGEC), said Monday it secured the approval to connect phase 2 of its 33.831-megawatt peak Limbauan Solar Power Project (LSPP) in Isabela province to the transmission network of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).
NGCP issued the approval to project developer BKSGEC on Jan. 24, 2025. BKSGEC parent firm RGEC is a joint venture between Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) and Japan’s Taisei Corp.
“LSPP-2 is a qualified solar project under the Green Energy Auction-2 [GEA-2] and has a December 2025 delivery commitment to the DOE. We thank our major stakeholders – the DOE, DENR, NGCP, ISELCO-II, and the Isabela LGUs – for their cooperation and support for the project which will enhance power security and avoid harmful emissions in booming Cagayan Valley region,” PGEC vice president for business development Maria Victoria Olivar said in a statement.
The Department of Energy (DOE) certified LSPP as an energy project of national significance on Nov. 4, 2024, attesting to its contribution to the administration’s energy and development thrusts.
This followed the approval of the solar project’s system impact study (SIS) in September 2024. The approvals confirm the technical feasibility of connecting LSPP-2 to NGCP’s Tuguegarao–Cabagan 69 kV transmission system.
The 5-MWAC LSPP-1 also had prior approval of its distribution impact study, distribution asset study and connection agreement with Isabela II Electric Cooperative (ISELCO-II).
BKSGEC signed a power supply agreement (PSA) for LSPP-1 with ISELCO-II. The PSA was endorsed by the National Electrification Administration and jointly filed by the two parties in June 2021, and is pending approval by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).
“With these milestones achieved and the pending approval of the PSA with ERC, BKSGEC will be able to fast-track the development and completion of both LSPP-1 and LSPP-2,” Olivar said.