By Danessa O. Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated November 9, 2015 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - A total of 51
power projects have been granted certificates of endorsements (COE) by the
Department of Energy (DOE) as of end-September this year, government data
showed.
The COE is a requirement for the
issuance of Certificate of Compliance (COC) by the Energy Regulatory Commission
(ERC), which is necessary before any generating company can start operating a
power project.
The DOE data showed there are 36
renewable energy (RE) projects cleared with COEs.
Of these RE projects, there are 19
hydropower plants, nine solar farms, five biomass plants and three wind
projects.
Meanwhile, 15 developments are
conventional power projects composed of nine diesel plants, four natural gas
plants and two coal-fired plants.
The biggest project among these
projects remains Energy World Corp. Ltd.’s 650-megawatt (MW) gas-fired plant in
Pagbilao, Quezon, followed by First NatGas Power Corp.’s 450-MW facility in
Batangas City.
For the period, 34 companies and the
Provincial Government of Ifugao were awarded COEs for their respective
projects.
Among generating companies, Alsons
Energy Development Corp. secured the most number of the COE for its 12
hydropower projects in Negros Occidental, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao Oriental and
Sarangani province. The hydropower facilities have a combined generating
capacity of 94.7 MW.
The National Power Corp. (Napocor)
secured three COEs for its existing diesel-powered projects in Sagnay in
Camarines Sur, Cabul-an Buenavista in Bohol and Caramoan in Catanduanes. These
projects have a combined generating capacity of 225 MW.
Meanwhile, DMCI Power Corp., Hedcor
Bukidnon Inc. and Solar Philippines Commercial Rooftops Projects Inc. received
two COEs each for their respective projects.
DMCI Power is constructing a one-MW
diesel-fired facility in Quezon and a 3.689-MW project in Roxas, both in
Palawan.
Hedcor Bukdinon, on the other hand, is building
the 43.4-MW and 25.4-MW hydropower projects both located in Manolo Fortich,
Bukidnon.
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