SEVEN power generation and energy storage system (ESS) projects with a total capacity of 716.43 megawatts (MW) have been cleared to undergo system impact studies (SIS) with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed.
The SIS will determine the effects of a proposed power project to customer connections in a grid and discover if certain adjustments in the system are needed, such as additional transmission lines, transformers or substations.
Based on the DOE data, all SIS applications last month are for renewable energy (RE) projects, with the biggest capacity coming from CleanTech Global Renewables Inc.’s 187.2 MW wind project in Tayabas, Quezon.
The other RE projects are Embrace Nature Power1 Corp.’s 180 MW solar project with a 96 MW battery ESS in South Cotabato; Fortune Renewable Energy Corp.’s 120 MW solar facility in Lal-lo, Cagayan; Zamboanguita Solar Power Corp.’s 60.012 MW project in Siaton, Negros, Oriental; Upgrade Energy Philippines Inc.’s 47.001 MW project in Pontevedra, Capiz; Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources Third Inc.’s 11.22 MW project in Butuan, Agusan del Norte; and Pilipinas Renewable Energy Corp.’s 15 MW biomass project in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.
Projects undergoing SIS may opt not to push through due to factors like funding, line availability and offtake agreements, among others.
Due to the increasing demand for power, SIS applications surged significantly, although majority of applicants do not push through with their initial plans. Only around 28 percent of completed SIS have resulted in the establishment of power plants.
