The Energy Development
Corp. (EDC) of the Lopez group has secured approval from the Energy Regulatory
Commission (ERC) to develop, own and operate a dedicated point-to-point limited
facility that will connect its solar plant to Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative
Inc. (Inec).
In a 14-page decision,
the regulators said EDC’s application is “in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9 paragraph 3 of Epira [Electric Power Industry Reform Act] and other
issuances of the commission, and will redound to the benefit of the power
consumers in terms of continuous, quality, reliable and efficient power
supply.”
EDC is developing
the 4.1-megawatt Burgos Solar Project in Ilocos Norte. The project will
also involve the construction of transmission facilities, which shall connect
the said solar plant to Inec.
The proposed
interconnection of the plant of the said line facilities consists of
13.2-kilovolt distribution line approximately 1.6 kilometers in length,
composed of distribution cables, concrete poles and other related facilities.
The project, which costs P18.6 million, consists of two phases. Phase 1
involves the construction of a 13.2-kV line connecting the first set of solar
generators to Inec, while Phase 2 involves the interconnection of the
solar-generator expansion and Phase 1.
EDC
said it has the technical capability to develop, construct, operate and
maintain the said transmission-line project.
The P18.6-million
project will be funded through cash, it said.
EDC is the largest
producer of geothermal energy in the country and the third largest in the
world.
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