Alternergy Tanay Wind Corp. (ATWC) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval to develop and operate dedicated point-to-point limited transmission facilities to connect the 112 megawatt Tanay Wind Power Plant Project (TWPPP) to the Luzon Grid.
“ATWC has undertaken to construct and own or operate the Tanay Wind Power Plant Project in the municipality of Tanay, Rizal, together with associated ancillary and auxiliary equipment and connection facilities to connect the TWPPP to the Luzon Grid through a bus-in connection along the existing San Jose/Balsik – Tayabas 500 kV transmission line,” ATWC said in its application to the ERC.
The TWPPP has a dispatchable capacity of up to 99.2 MW and will be composed of 14 units of wind turbine generators (WTGs) with 8 MW each.
The interim connection involves a bus-in along National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ 500 kiloVolt San Jose/Balsik – Tayabas transmission line.
ATWC expects the NGCP to operate the high-voltage equipment in the 500 kV ATWC substation.
ATWC said the wind project is expected to be operational by 2025, and there is an urgent need for the immediate issuance of a provisional authority to start the construction of the P2.2-billion interconnection project.
The project will be undertaken by Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd. (PCCCL) or China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (GEDI).
ATWC said a provisional authority is needed to prevent a delay in the construction of the TWPPP as it is in the interest of the government to help RE developers achieve commerciality and commence operations soon.
