Hedcor Inc., a unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., is securing the approval of the indigenous people (IP) to put up the 45-megawatt (MW) Kabayan run-of-river power project in Benguet. Hedcor is currently undergoing Free Prior and Informed Consent (PFIC) process – led by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) – for the proposed 45-MW…
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Meralco firms up entry into hydropower
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is firming up its entry into hydropower sector after it forged a partnership with Blue Energy Holdings and Management Corp., a company owned by the Tiu family. Meralco disclosed yesterday it signed a joint venture (JV) agreement and shareholders’ agreement with Blue Energy. Under the JV deal, both companies will put…
Rains delay P13-B hydro projects in Bukidnon
Construction of the P13-billion twin hydroelectric projects of Hedcor, Inc. is being delayed due to geological conditions and continuous rains, company officials said on Tuesday. Gregorio Jabonilla, Hedcor vice-president for business development, told reporters that the two run-of-river hydro projects have already been delayed for 110 days when their workers encountered problems at their work…
List of coverage of draft RPS rules
The DOE, in its draft RPS rules, listed nine renewable energy technologies from which mandated participants can choose from: biomass, waste-to-energy, wind, solar, run-of-river hydropower, impounding hydropower, ocean energy, hybrid systems, and geothermal. The department qualified that it may later identify other technologies for inclusion upon the recommendation of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB). Aside from…
Singapore’s CleanTech to build 500MW solar energy portfolio
CleanTech Global Renewables, Inc. expects its solar energy projects to reach a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) in the next five years, with a separate 100 MW coming from run-of-river hydroelectric plants, the company’s chief executive said on Friday. Read more here.
Aboitiz Power signs contract with Zaneco
AboitizPower Corp. has secured a bilateral contract with Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (Zaneco) for part of the output (or 5MW) of the 68.8-megawatt (MW) Manolo Fortich run-of-river hydro power plant project in Bukidnon. The power plant in Bukidnon is under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2017. Read more here.
Alsons to start building 3 plants in Mindanao this year
Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR), a publicly-listed power holding company of the Alcantara Group, is aiming to start the construction this year of three major power plants in Mindanao; i.e., the second 105-megawatt (MW) section of the 210-MW Sarangani Energy Corp. (SEC) coal-fired power plant in Maasim, Sarangani; the 15-MW Siguil River run-of-river hydroelectric plant…
Cleantech to build new hydro projects
Local renewable energy (RE) developer Cleantech Global Renewables Inc. is building 50 to 100 MW of run-of-river hydropower projects in the next two to three years, including a $30-million, 8.5-MW Jasaan run-of-river hydroelectric power project in Misamis Oriental, with an investment of US$400M. Read more here and here.
Winnergy Holdings Corp. 