Vivant taps Malaysia solar firm

The power unit of Vivant Corp. of the Cebu-based Garcia-Escano family has tapped a Malaysian solar firm to build its two solar projects.

Vivant Energy Corp. awarded two engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPC) contracts to Solarvest, a Malaysian solar energy system specialist.

“This marks our first expansion beyond Malaysia and we are thrilled to have received the opportunity and confidence from an established industry player such as Vivant Corp.,” said Solarvest chief operating officer Davis Chong Chun Shiong.

Solarvest will undertake the EPC works of the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at 10 designated buildings, with cumulative capacity of 816.2-kilowatt peak (kWp), at the University San Agustin in Iloilo City.

The second solar project awarded to Solarvest is the development of the 377.52-kWp solar PV systems for Bulihan Industrial Park located in Bulacan.

“We’re glad to have Solarvest as our partner in providing solutions that power the success of our customers. We choose partners based on a shared commitment in providing innovative, diverse and customer-focused energy solutions that will enable our customers to turn challenges into opportunities in our changing world,” Vivant Energy chief operating officer Emil Andre Garcia said.

Vivant Energy is a fully owned subsidiary of listed-Vivant Corp. and manages the parent company’s investment in energy distribution and generation, retail electricity supply and energy-related engineering solutions in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

It combines existing and emerging technologies to develop energy solutions for industries and institutions.

The company has become a major player in the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) market, providing reliable and stable energy that powers industries and communities in several off-grid areas in the Philippines.

Vivant has set at least P1 billion in spending this year to expand its power business by raising its attributable capacity to 500 megawatts (MW) in three years.

To-date, Vivant Energy has an attributable capacity of 282 MW composed of diesel and coal-fired power projects.