Alternergy Holdings Corp. said over the weekend it was granted exclusive rights to explore, develop and utilize wind resources in the wind-swept Tablas Strait separating Oriental Mindoro and Antique.
The Department of Energy awarded three separate wind energy service contracts to Alternergy’s wind arm Pililla AVPC Corp. last month for the Tablas Strait offshore wind power project covering about 120,000 hectares.
“The Tablas Strait Offshore Wind Power Projects awarded to PACO were subjected to rigid technical, legal and financial review by the DOE since July 2022,’’ PACO chief executive and Alternergy director Knud Hedeager said. Alena Mae S. Flores
Hedeager said the identified key locations for the offshore wind projects are already getting crowded with the number of WESCs already issued. “Our Tablas Strait offshore wind power projects are located in one of the zones identified by a World Bank Study that is most suited to offshore wind development. We look forward to proceeding with the pre-development activities, particularly technical studies and resource assessment,” he said. Alena Mae S. Flores