Tap new technologies to ensure energy security --- PBBM
Published May 20, 2023 01:22 am
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that the government is considering all technologies to ensure energy security and improve the energy mix for renewables.
*President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)*
Marcos said this as he visited ACEN Corp.'s 160-Megawatt Wind Farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, on Friday, May 19. According to the President, the government will continue working on all renewable energy sources. "Pagagandahin natin yung mga geothermal, yung mga dam natin, baka puwede pang i-expand ang hydrothermal na power na kinukuha natin diyan (We will improve our geothermal and our dams. Maybe we can expand the hydrothermal power we get from them)," he said. Aside from renewables, Marcos said the administration is looking at nuclear power, assuring the public that using such energy sources must be within the highest safety and environmental standards to avoid accidents and disasters. The President likewise emphasized that his administration is working to fix the country's energy sector from supply to distribution to ensure sufficient electricity supply, highlighting their importance to ordinary consumers, businesses, and manufacturers. He said every step, from power generation to distribution, must be fine-tuned to boost the country's overall economic activity. On the other hand, Marcos told the local government and people of Ilocos Norte to keep the province as the pioneer for renewables, recalling that the first wind farm in Southeast Asia was built in the town of Bangui. "Let us continue to keep the province as the pioneer for renewables. We are leading the way for the whole country," he said. "It is a good place to be because it is very important, not only to Ilocanos, not only tayo dito sa (for us here in) Ilocos Norte, but for the entire Philippines," he added. Meanwhile, President Marcos commended the energy firm ACEN Corp. for its full commitment to pursuing renewable energy generation in the country. The Pagudpud Wind, funded by the Ayala-led company, secured a long-term market through the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP) of the Department of Energy (DOE) that was auctioned in June 2022. This is the third wind energy development in Ilocos Norte, along with NorthWind Bangui Bay Project in Bangui and North Luzon Renewables in Pagudpud. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), over 1,200 jobs have been generated since the Pagudpud Wind started construction. In total, ACEN Corp. has created over 4,000 jobs, both in operations and construction, in Ilocos Norte since 2014, including those for NorthWind and North Luzon Renewables. The project currently operates at an initial 80-megawatt capacity of the expected 160 megawatts. Full operations will be completed by December 2025.
*President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool)*
Marcos said this as he visited ACEN Corp.'s 160-Megawatt Wind Farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, on Friday, May 19. According to the President, the government will continue working on all renewable energy sources. "Pagagandahin natin yung mga geothermal, yung mga dam natin, baka puwede pang i-expand ang hydrothermal na power na kinukuha natin diyan (We will improve our geothermal and our dams. Maybe we can expand the hydrothermal power we get from them)," he said. Aside from renewables, Marcos said the administration is looking at nuclear power, assuring the public that using such energy sources must be within the highest safety and environmental standards to avoid accidents and disasters. The President likewise emphasized that his administration is working to fix the country's energy sector from supply to distribution to ensure sufficient electricity supply, highlighting their importance to ordinary consumers, businesses, and manufacturers. He said every step, from power generation to distribution, must be fine-tuned to boost the country's overall economic activity. On the other hand, Marcos told the local government and people of Ilocos Norte to keep the province as the pioneer for renewables, recalling that the first wind farm in Southeast Asia was built in the town of Bangui. "Let us continue to keep the province as the pioneer for renewables. We are leading the way for the whole country," he said. "It is a good place to be because it is very important, not only to Ilocanos, not only tayo dito sa (for us here in) Ilocos Norte, but for the entire Philippines," he added. Meanwhile, President Marcos commended the energy firm ACEN Corp. for its full commitment to pursuing renewable energy generation in the country. The Pagudpud Wind, funded by the Ayala-led company, secured a long-term market through the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP) of the Department of Energy (DOE) that was auctioned in June 2022. This is the third wind energy development in Ilocos Norte, along with NorthWind Bangui Bay Project in Bangui and North Luzon Renewables in Pagudpud. According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), over 1,200 jobs have been generated since the Pagudpud Wind started construction. In total, ACEN Corp. has created over 4,000 jobs, both in operations and construction, in Ilocos Norte since 2014, including those for NorthWind and North Luzon Renewables. The project currently operates at an initial 80-megawatt capacity of the expected 160 megawatts. Full operations will be completed by December 2025.