Another solar power plant eyed in Burgos

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

Burgos, Ilocos Norte—Following the installation of additional 21 wind turbines in this windy town of Ilocos Norte, Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the geothermal power company of the Lopez Group is again exploring the possibility of setting up a solar project here.

Burgos Mayor Cresente Garcia said a public hearing was recently conducted among concerned stakeholders for the proposed solar power project at Brgy. Saoit.

As of press time, the proposed solar farm is currently being reviewed by the municipal council if it would be feasible to allow the same company to lay down solar panels in a private lot without causing any significant damage to the environment.

In support of the national government’s priority agenda to provide clean and affordable energy to Filipinos under the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) also known as the “Green Energy Roadmap of the Philippines, the provincial government leads the way in hosting various renewable energy projects, thus increasing more investors’ confidence to expand their business here.

This time, the EDC is set to diversify its investment through its proposed solar project.

After increasing the Burgos wind project’s total generating capacity to 150 MW from 87 MW, the largest wind farm in the Philippines is set to commence this October, according to the Department of Energy.

In Currimao town, the DENR has also recently approved a 60-hectare forestland for solar energy development in Barangays Bimmanga and Salindeg-Paguludan.

The Aquino administration has provided a roadmap to promoting renewable energy by harnessing the potential of each renewable energy resource from geothermal, hydropower, biomass, solar, wind and ocean.

Soon, Ilocos Norte hopes to realize its vision to become the best little province in the country and become the Center for Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia for having working windmills, solar power and geothermal plants.

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