Alternergy Holdings Corp. said Tuesday its unit Alabat Wind Power Corp. (AWPC) took delivery this week of the first units of the largest wind turbines to be installed in the Philippines.
Alternergy said in a statement the first two 8-megawatt (MW) wind turbines arrived by ocean barge at the jetty built by Alternergy on Alabat Island in Quezon Province on April 4, 2025, but actual berthing was on April 8.
“The first shipment of the country’s largest wind turbine to date has arrived on Alabat Island, marking a significant milestone for the Alabat wind project. The 8 MW wind turbine will efficiently harness the province’s rich wind resources, supporting Quezon Province’s accelerated energy transition goals while minimizing environmental impact,” Alternergy and AWPC president Gerry Magbanua said.
The turbines, built by Envision Energy, has three blades that are 90-meters long, or the length of a football field, for a total wingspan of 182 meters wide.
The towers, once built, will have a maximum height of 195 meters, which is described as tall as the RCBC Plaza or the Ayala Triangle Garden North buildings in Makati City, with up to 50 floors.
Alternergy said a total of 8 turbines will be delivered to the 64 MW Alabat wind project, the first wind project in the country located along the Pacific Ocean coastline and is the first project being erected in Quezon Province.
It said that with the arrival of the first shipment of wind turbines, construction works is way underway on the island of Alabat, with target completion by the end of 2025.
The P7-billion wind project is being built under the 2nd Green Energy Auction Program undertaken by the Department of Energy in July 2023.
The Alabat wind project is one of five renewable energy projects under construction by Alternergy towards the Road to 500-MW capacity target by 2026.