Philippines’ First and Biggest Solar-Powered Subdivision, Power Plant to Rise in Batangas

12/03/2014 – Manila | Batangas is going green. As one of the richest Philippine provinces, Batangas continues to attract foreign investors, and will attract more tourists once the first ever Philippine solar-powered subdivision is completed in Sto. Tomas town.

Imperial Homes Corp. (IHC), a local real estate company, has collaborated with Enfinity Group, a Belgian solar power company, for the development of the solar-powered subdivision with 1,000 homes in Santo Tomas, the first ever solar-powered mass housing project in Philippines.

The project according to source will attract tourists once completed and the whole idea is compared to Bangui Windmills , Pagudpud in terms of tourism revenue.

The 1000 units of solar-powered houses will be fitted inside the 3-hectare land according to IHC. Each house will be equipped with 500 watts solar panels that could dramatically reduce power consumption by large percent. IHC added that the project could make the country one step closer to renewable source of energy in coming years.

In a separate news, American solar company SunSolar is also eying to build a 50-megawatt solar power plant in Nasugbu, Batangas. The project will be the first and biggest in Philippines and will be included in the lists of biggest solar power plants in the world according to SolarSun.

Currently, there are 5 operating solar power plants in the world with 50-megawatt capacity,  that is good for 10^th place. Mojave Solar Project in US is the biggest with 280MW.

The plant will provide electricity to 75% of Batangas consumers and 20% of Cavite. SolarSun with its local partner  TransElectric said the project is the answer to Batelec and Meralco unreasonable and unscheduled power interruptions, and high cost of electricity.

The plant is expected to hire more than 5,000 employees that include engineers, line men, office workers, and beach and resort workers.

Groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled on July 2015. The plant will cover 5 hectares of undeveloped beach. The solar panels will be installed both offshore and onshore according to the source. The company will also develop another 2 hectares for resort as tourists will be expected to storm the place once the project is completed.

/Nela Llamas/ Assisted Press Manila

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