Ilocos Norte’s renewable energy production will increase as another 95 MW solar project is available to provide clean energy.
Rafael Salvador Medina, a member of the Provincial Board’s Committees on Environment and Natural Resources reported that the Ilocos Norte has given approval to the solar project in Agaga and Barangays Tanap in Burgos town to connect to the Luzon grid.
“Upon reviewing the Joint Committees hereby recommend that the said resolution endorsing exploration, assessment and harnessing, development utilization, and commercialization 95 MW solar projects is declared valid,” he stated.
Each panel is made up of 279,410 panels that can generate 340 watts. This area is located within the 1,092.16 forest use of approx 235.27 hectares agreement between Energy Logics Philippines, Inc. and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The project is supported by both the provincial and national governments. It will provide an alternative source of energy that can be competitive with current high prices.
Energy Logics was granted the exclusive rights to develop the Ilocos Norte sun power project and Burgos-Pasuquin wind project in 2011, by the Philippine government.
However, the start of the solar project was delayed due to the pandemic and the issuance of endorsement solutions.
Energy Logics had originally planned to build a 132 MW wind farm in Burgos, and a 100 MW solar power plant at Pasuquin.
However, the solar project was moved to Tanap village in Burgos. It will soon be extended to Pasuquin.
