ERC Approves Alternergy Alabat Wind Project Interconnection

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has granted Alabat Wind Power Corporation (AWPC), a unit of Alternergy Holdings Corporation (ALTER), the green light to connect the Alabat Wind Power Project located in the municipalities of Alabat and Quezon in the province of Quezon to the Luzon grid. 

In its decision, the ERC said it has approved the application of AWPC to develop and own a dedicated point-to-point transmission facility which involves the installation of a substation at the wind farm site and a 37-kilometer transmission system from Barangay Villa Norte in Alabat to Barangay Hondagua in Lopez, Quezon. This will then connect to the existing 69kV Gumaca-Tagkawayan-Lopez transmission line of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Lopez, Quezon via a switching station.

“This is another significant milestone achieved, bringing us closer to completing the Alabat Wind Power Project,” said Gerry P. Magbanua, AWPC president, as he thanked the ERC and the NGCP for their continued support to the project and in delivering clean power to the Luzon grid.

“With this approval, AWPC reaffirms our goal of promoting environmental stewardship through the development of renewable energy resources and supporting our host communities while ensuring a reliable and efficient energy supply to the grid,” he added.

The Alabat Wind Power Project is one of the five renewable energy projects under construction by Alternergy, forming part of ALTER’s Road to 500 MW capacity goal by 2026.