Daily Tribune (Philippines)

REDC clinches 500-MW wind energy service contracts

Valid for 25 years, the contracts cover the constructi­on of onshore and offshore wind farms in Real and Mauban, Quezon Province, namely, the 100-MW Silang Onshore Wind Farm, 100-MW Mauban Offshore Wind Farm, and 200-MW Real Offshore Wind Farm

- BY MARIA ROMERO @tribunephl_mbr

The Department of Energy, or DoE, has awarded 500 megawatts, or MW, of Wind Energy Service Contracts to Repower Energy Developmen­t Corp., or REDC, a unit of Pure Energy Holdings, a move that enables the company to further expand its portfolio.

The contracts, which are valid for 25 years, cover the constructi­on of onshore and offshore wind farms in Real and Mauban, Quezon Province — the 100MW Silang Onshore Wind Farm, 100-MW Mauban Offshore Wind Farm, and 200MW Real Offshore Wind Farm.

Aside from these ventures, the awarded contract also includes the developmen­t of 100 MW Pandan Labayat Onshore Wind Farm in Quezon province, which will cover 2,025 hectares of land.

Committed

“REDC is committed to providing accessible, affordable, and sustainabl­e energy to the underserve­d Filipino communitie­s, and these new Wind Energy Service Contracts will allow us to succeed in continuing to achieve this goal,” Eric Peter Y. Roxas, President and CEO of REDC, said.

“Developing our wind-energy capabiliti­es will complement our core capabiliti­es in operating run-of-theriver hydropower plants, enabling REDC to continue enjoying its ongoing multi-year growth in revenue and net income.”

REDC recently completed the developmen­t of its 5.8 megawatts, or MW, Tibag plant and 1.4 MW Lower Labayat plant in Quezon. These two plants are expected to increase REDC’s overall power generation capacity by 50 percent.

According to REDC, two more plants are currently under constructi­on, with the 15 MW Cabanglasa­n plant in Bukidnon expected to be commission­ed ahead of schedule in 2025.

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