Off-grid power supply generator DMCI Power Corp. (DPC) is developing a solar power plant to add to its current portfolio of diesel, bunker and thermal power plants.
“Next year, we are targeting to include solar energy in our mix. We have a 4 megawatts (MW) solar plant that’s set to operate in Masbate by fourth quarter of 2023,” said Antonino Gatdula Jr., DPC president, in a statement.
Gatdula said the company spent around P745 million to install additional 11 MW of generation capacity in Masbate, boosting its total installed capacity in the province by 21 percent.
“One plant is already operational while the other is set to run within the month. These investments are in line with our commitment to provide adequate, reliable and dependable power supply in missionary areas,” Gatdula said.
DPC deployed and operated a 3MW diesel plant in Pio V. Corpuz last month while final testing and commissioning of an 8 MW diesel power plant in Cataingan is currently underway and targeted to go online by the middle of the month.
The company said the first nine months of the year, energy sales in Masbate increased by 11 percent from 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) to 111 GWh.
With the additional plants, DPC now has a consolidated installed capacity of 148 MW located across Masbate, Palawan and Oriental Mindoro. – Jed Macapagal
