600 MW wind power transmission facility proposed

The recently formed Wind Energy Development Association of the Philippines (WEDAP) announced that together with the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) they would plan to establish transmission facilities in Northern Luzon with a capacity of 600 MW to supply the grid with wind power based energy.

The WEDAP, is composed of the following Wind Energy Companies: Energy Development Corp., Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corp., Trans Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp., PetroEnergy Resources Corp., UPC Renewables and Northwind Power Development Corp.

Aside from this they have asked support from the DOE to mark portions of Northern Luzon as wind corridors so that priority can be given to them by the NGCP and related government institutions.

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Category: Wind, Investment

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