San Isidro Solar Power Corp. (SISPC) asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to approve its application to develop a point-to-point limited facilities costing P1.659 billion to connect its 280-megawatt peak solar plant to the Visayas grid.
SISPC said in a filing with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) it plans to connect the San Isidro solar facility in Leyte to the existing 230 kV Tabangao substation for the interim connection and the proposed Tugas substation of the National Grid. Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) for the final connection.
The dedicated facilities will connect to the Visayas grid via the 230 Tabangao substation using a 22-km line and double circuit conductors on steel towers.
SSPC said that upon completion of the Tugas substation by 2030, it would connect the solar plant through a 19-km. line.
The San Isidro solar project is targeted to commence commercial operations by 2025, while the dedicated facility is eyed for completion this year.
“Needless to state, the construction of the dedicated facility project is a prerequisite for the testing and commissioning, and ultimately, the commercial operations of the San Isidro SPP project. A provisional authority and/ or interim relief is thus urgently needed to enable SISPC to achieve the target commercial operations date of the San Isidro SPP Project by 2025,” the company said.
SISPC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenlight Renewables Holdings Inc., the joint venture of Emerging Power Corp. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V.
Emerging Power is the renewable energy arm of listed Nickel Asia Corp.
The estimated cost of the construction of the interim connection for the dedicated facility project is around P1.659 billion.