MANILA, Philippines — Yuchengco-led PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) has started supplying additional power to the Luzon grid from its Tarlac solar power plant in time to meet the demand spike due to the hot season and for the mid-term elections. The company said its 20-megawatt (MW) Tarlac-2 solar power project under subsidiary PetroSolar Corp. commenced exporting power to the Luzon grid last Monday as part of the facility’s commissioning tests. “PetroSolar is pleased to add power supply to the Luzon grid especially during these times of thinning power reserves that have led to instances of rotating brownouts. The first transmittal of generated power from Tarlac-2 comes three months after PetroSolar filed the requisite application with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). PetroSolar is a joint venture of PGEC and EEI Power Corp. and also owns the FIT-eligible 50-MW Tarlac-1 solar power facility.

Source: Philippine Star April 23, 2019 16:36 UTC