Published
By Tara Yap
ILOILO CITY – The
island province of Guimaras is looking to have more renewable energy projects.
RENEWABLE
ENERGY FOR OTHERS—In this April 2017 photo, wind turbines serve as backdrop for
a salt farm in San Lorenzo town, Guimaras province. While the wind turbines
have been one of the island province’s newest attractions, local residents are
not directly benefiting from this renewable energy project of PHINMA Energy
Corp. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin)
“Guimaras is standing
as an agri–eco tourism capital in Region 6. For more than 13 years, we made
ourselves admirable. We want to reach the vision of the province”, said
Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin.
Speaking at a recent
business forum, Guimaras Governor Samuel Gumarin told the Guimaras Investors
Club (GIC) and PHINMA Energy Corporation that the island province is looking to
acquire more power sources to stabilize its need.
“I think all feel that
it is needed in both commercial and residential areas,” Gumarin said.
The province with five
towns—Buenavista, Jordan, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Sibunag – has been
experiencing unstable power supply for the past several years.
This is despite the
fact that Guimaras is home to the 54-megawatt wind farm of PHINMA Energy’s
subsidiary Trans-Asia Renewable Energy Corp. (TAREC).
The wind turbines
actually generate power that is sold to the grid.
Guimaras Electric
Cooperative (Guimelco), the sole power distributor, gets its supply from power
producers in Iloilo and Negros.
Nevertheless, Gumarin
still welcomes the pitch of PHINMA Energy for a solar energy farm.
Guimaras is hoping that
it could directly benefit from future renewable energy projects.
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