P8.5-B CLARK SOLAR PROJECT GETS GOV’T NOD
SunRay Power Inc. (SPI), an affiliate of MRC Allied Inc., will develop an P8.5-billion solar project in New Clark City, the Department of Energy ( DOE) announced on Tuesday.
It said that they had officially released the Solar Service Contract of SPI for the development of its 100-megawatt (MW) Clark solar project in Capas and Bamban in Tarlac province.
This will be developed in partnership with the stateowned firm Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA).
New Clark City, a 9,450hectare flagship project by the BCDA, is envisioned to be the country’s first smart and green city with a mix of residential, commercial, agro-industrial, institutional and information technology developments.
The 100-MW Clark solar project will be constructed within a 256-ha property leased by SPI from BCDA.
SPI president and CEO Carlos P. Gatmaitan said the official release of the service contract was an important milestone for the 100-MW Clark solar project.
“We are excited to do this solar project in partnership with BCDA and we are looking at doing more projects with them as part of our long-term plans. The success of this project would be another proof that the private sector and the government can actually work hand in hand toward achieving a common
Major toll road systems north and south of Metro Manila would be Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) compatible by April 2018, in line with a target earlier set by the Department of Transportation.
The North Luzon Expressway, Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and Cavite Expressway are operated by Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. while San Miguel Corp. operates South Luzon Expressway, Metro Manila Skyway, Naia Expressway, TarlacPangasinan-La Union Expressway and Star Tollway.
Currently, Metro Pacific’s toll roads are interoperable with SMC’s Autosweep RFID system. By April, SMC’s toll roads would be available to users of Metro Pacific Easytrip RFID platform.
Metro Pacific Tollways CEO Rodrigo Franco said an interim system was put in place to meet the deadline of the DOTr.
The DOTr announced in September last year that it wanted toll road operators to make their platforms interoperable for motorists. Based on the DOTr’s timeline, it wanted RFID interoperability within the first six months. This would be followed by the integration of cash payment systems, considered a more complex task.
Once fully implemented, motorists can use a single electronic tag when traveling between toll roads. For cash payments, they get a ticket upon entering a toll road and paymentonly comes once they exit, regardless of the toll road’s operator.