By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated February 1, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Three solar
power developers are seeking clearance to connect their solar projects to the
country’s power grid to be able to receive incentives under the Feed-in Tariff
(FIT) scheme.
Enfinity Philippines Renewable
Resources Fourth Inc., San Carlos Sun Power Inc. (SaCaSun) of the Aboitiz Group
and Bulacan Solar Energy Corp. have separately filed applications with the
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to build dedicated transmission facilities
to link their projects to the power grid.
The three solar developers are
aiming to be in the race for the FIT incentives, which include an assured rate
of P8.69 per kilowatt-hour (kwh) for 20 years, among others.
Project proponents are given until
March 15 this year to have their project running to be entitled for incentives.
Enfinity Philippines is building a
33.57-megawatt peak solar farm in Digos City, Davao del Sur, scheduled for
commissioning by February.
SaCaSun is currently developing a
48.6-MW solar power plant in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, targeted for
commissioning by March.
Finally, Bulacan Solar is
constructing a 25-MW power plant in San Ildefonso in the province, which is
intended for commissioning in February.
The go-signal from the ERC to build
these point-to-point transmission facilities is necessary for these solar
developers to commission their projects and start delivering to the grid.
But at the rate its going, these
firms may have a slim chance of getting FIT-Certificates of Commerciality since
the ERC has set on March 9 the hearing for Enfinity Philippines petition, Feb.
22 for that of SaCaSun and Feb. 17 for that of Bulacan Solar.
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