ILOILO CITY – A power plant in northern Iloilo province has started construction of a 5.1-megawatt (MW) solar farm.
THE construction of a solar farm at Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) is underway in Concepcion town, Iloilo province. (Jonathan Cabrera)
The commencement of the construction is part of the seventh anniversary of the commercial operations of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC), the operator of a 135-MW coal-fired power plant in Concepcion town.
PCPC President and Chief Executive Officer Nicandro Fucoy said the solar facility is part of PCPC’s expansion into renewable energy.
Fucoy said the solar farm can reduce carbon footprint and be an additional source of energy.
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. lauded PCPC’s green initiative as part of the alignment of the provincial government program to renewable energy.
Defensor said Iloilo is the first local government in the country to pass an ordinance that is counterpart for Republic Act No. 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act.
The solar farm will be built by the China Energy Engineering Group Northeast No. 1 Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd. (NEPC), an affiliate of China Energy Engineering Corp.