By Lenie Lectura - February 19, 2019
PETROSOLAR Corp. (PetroSolar) has
received delivery of 61,200 solar panels for its Tarlac-2 solar-power project.
The company said on Monday that
Trina Solar has completed delivery of all the solar panels, marking an
important milestone for the project.
Trina Solar delivered 61,200 pieces
of Trina Solar Tallmax TSM PD14A model panels manufactured in Changzhou,
China. These panels have a special reflecting film technology which means
more light is reflected back into the solar cell, so it can absorb more energy
and generate more electricity.
The Tarlac-2 solar-power project is
a 20.4 megawatt solar-power facility being built on 22 hectares of land in
Central Technopark, Tarlac City. When completed by the second quarter of 2019,
it will add to the adjoining 50-MW Tarlac-1 solar plant to make PetroSolar’s
70-MW Tarlac facility the single, biggest contiguous operating solar farm in
Luzon.
Solenergy Systems Inc. is the
engineering, procurement and construction management (EPC) services provider
for the project.
Trina Solar Philippines Country
Manager Junrhey Castro said the company is confident the Tallmax panels will be
of great competitive value to PetroSolar.
“We are committed to further
supporting PetroSolar’s future projects with the technological and commercial
advantages that Trina products offer. This collaboration is part of our
long-running commitment to emerging markets in Asia Pacific,” Castro said. “The
Philippine solar industry has tremendous room for development. We will continue
to further expand our commitment to support renewable energy in the Philippines.”
PetroSolar Vice President Francisco
Delfin Jr., meanwhile, said “Trina’s on-time delivery of the solar panels from
their China plant to the Tarlac-2 project site testifies Trina’s focus on
customers’ needs. “We are pleased to work with Trina Solar for the Tarlac-2
project and look forward to more cooperation with them to benefit our future
solar projects and customers.”
Delfin also acknowledged the
government’s support. “The milestone and seamless delivery also owes to the
support that our project has received from several government agencies dealing
with our importation such as the Department of Energy, the Board of
Investments, the Bureau of Customs, and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.”
PetroSolar, is a joint venture of
the Philippines’s PetroGreen Energy Corp. and EEI Power Corp. PGEC is the
renewable energy-holding unit of publicly listed PetroEnergy Resources Corp., a
member of the Yuchengco Group of Cos.
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