posted June 21, 2016 at
11:35 pm by Alena Mae S. Flores
The
Energy Department endorsed 17 solar power projects with a combined capacity of
417.05 megawatts for feed-in tariff eligibility.
The projects will
likely be granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission a feed-in tariff of P8.69
per kilowatt-hour under the second wave of solar installation targets.
“The DoE, through the
Renewable Energy Management Bureau, has worked day and night to ensure that
each eligible solar developer strictly followed the process and technical
requirements,” Energy Secretary Zenaida Monsada said in a statement.
The projects granted a
certificate of endorsement for FIT eligibility were the 23-MW San Carlos solar
power project of San Carlos Solar Energy Inc.; 6.23-MW Centrala of nv vogt
Philippines Solar Energy One Inc.; 13.14-MW Pampanga of Raslag Corp.; 2.66-MW
Burgos II of Energy Development Corp. and 50.07-MW Tarla of PetroSolar Corp.
The others were the
14.15-MW Hermosa of YH Green Energy Inc.; 10.26-MW Cabanatuan solar project of
First Cabanatuan Renewable Ventures, Inc.; 63.3 Calatagan of Solar Philippines
Calatagan Corp.; 20-MW Currimao of Mirae Asia Energy Corp.; 8.5-MW Valenzuela
of Valenzuela Solar Energy; 2.04-MW Lian of Absolut Distrillers Inc. and the
180-MW Bais of Monte Solar Energy Inc.
The department also
endorsed the 22.33-MW Clark of Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources Inc.;
10.49-MW Kibawe of Asian Greenergy Corp.; 5.02-MW Palauig SPARC Solar Powered
Agri-Rural Communities Corp.; 15-MW Bulacan III of Bulacan Solar Energy
Corp. and 132.5-MW Cadiz of Helios Solar Energy Corp.
The projects will be
endorsed to the ERC for issuance of the certificate of compliance, after which
the developers will have to sign a payment agreement with National Transmission
Corp., which manages the FIT-All Fund.
Monsada assured that
the best interest of the public and all renewable energy developers were met in
achieving the country’s commitment toward sustainable and cleaner energy.
The Renewable Energy
Act of 2008 allowed the grant of incentives through FIT scheme.
“We have a binding law
which is the RE Law, and the DoE is mandated to implement it,” Monsada, adding
the policies and programs had undergone stringent procedures following the
guidelines provided under the law.
Under the FIT System,
qualified developers of emerging RE sources are offered a fixed rate per
kilowatt-hour of their exported electricity to the distribution or transmission
network.
Solar companies that
earlier received a higher feed-in tariff rate of P9.68 per kWh under the first
round of solar installation target totaling 108.9 MW were the 22-MW San Carlos
phase A and B of San Carlos Solar; 10-MW Pampanga of Raslag; 4.10-MW Burgos 1
of EDC; 41.3-MW Cavite of Majestic Energy Corp. and the 1.5-MW SM North.
Philippine Solar Power
president Tetchi Capellan earlier scored the government for the delay in the
issuance of the solar FIT endorsement.
“We encourage
government to disclose the parameters of the companies that were included in
the list, full disclosure of the companies so that there will be no questions
that will arise as we move forward into the next FIT,” she said.
Capellan said the
government should explain the basis for their decision on which companies were
included in the list.
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