By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated August 1, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - PetroEnergy
Resources Corp. (PERC) has secured the necessary environmental clearances to
pursue its proposed 10-megawatt (MW) solar project in Puerto Princesa.
The company said the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau Region 4B
(DENR-EMB 4B) has issued an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) to its
subsidiary PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC).
“In approving the project ECC, EMB
4B noted that PGEC has satisfied all the requirements for the ECC application
and cited the key conditions and measures expected of PGEC during project
implementation,” it said.
PGEC also secured the nod of the
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) after the latter issued the
Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) clearance for the project in Puerto Princesa
City.
PetroEnergy also said local
government units in Puerto Princesa have earlier formalized their support for
the project.
Barangay, city environmental and
natural resource office (CENRO) and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (city
legislative council) have issued various clearances and resolutions in favor of
the project.
With all the clearances secured,
PGEC’s planned 10-MW solar facility is expected to be the first green and
renewable energy-sourced power facility in Puerto Princesa City and province of
Palawan. Currently, the island province gets its power supply from diesel and
bunker plants.
Currently, PGEC is discussing with
the Palawan Electric Cooperative the technical requirements for connecting the
facility to the Paleco grid system.
The facility, expected to cost P855
million, has a contingent battery storage which will help mitigate Puerto
Princesa’s power problems.
It is among the projects in the
pipeline in the next two years, with target commercial operations by the first
quarter of 2018.
Other projects include the
P1.9-billion, 12-MW Maibarara geothermal-power project expansion in Batangas,
the P1.6-billion, 14-MW expansion of the Nabas wind farm in Aklan and the
P2.4-billion, 49-MW Tarlac-2 solar power project.
Once all the projects are completed,
they will help the company nearly double its capacity from 100 MW in the next
two years, PERC vice president Francisco Delfin Jr. said earlier.
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