THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has recently approved the applications of Citicore Solar Negros Occidental 2 Inc. and Amatera Renewable Energy Corp. to connect to the national grid.
Citicore Solar Negros Occidental 2 Inc. will link its 30-megawatt-alternating current (MWac) Silay 2A and 20.1-MWac Silay 2B solar power projects in Silay, Negros Occidental, to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Bacolod-Silay 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
Meanwhile, Amatera Renewable Energy Corp. will connect its 50.1-MWac Vista Alegre Solar Power Project to NGCP’s 69-kV Bacolod substation.
Citicore’s facilities include transformers, a 69-kV switchyard and a 100-meter, 69-kV single circuit transmission line, while Amatera’s equipment consist of a 60-megavolt-amperes, 22/69-kV, solar photovoltaic power plant takeoff substation and a 1.55-kilometer, 69-kV, double circuit line.
Total cost of Citicore’s transmission facilities is P133 million, while that of Amatera is P497.50 million.
The ERC noted, however, that the facilities had been completed even before their approvals.
“We reiterate that all generation companies intending to undertake similar projects must strictly obtain prior authority before proceeding with the development and construction of dedicated point-to-point transmission facilities [in order to maintain grid integrity and security],” the ERC said.
