By Lailany P.
Gomez | Posted on Apr. 18, 2013 at 12:01am |
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Energy
Development Corp. said Wednesday it broke ground for the 87-megawatt wind project
in Burgos, Ilocos Norte following the signing of a contract with wind turbine
supplier Vestas of Denmark in March.
EDC said the
project was its first foray into the wind energy business, after being a
geothermal leader over the past 36 years.
EDC and
Vestas signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the
project, which will be built in an area covering 600 hectares across three
barangays: Saoit, Poblacion and Nagsurot.
The wind farm
will have large-scale Vestas V90-3.0-MW wind turbines and ancillary plant to be
supplied and constructed by Vestas, which is the largest wind turbine
manufacturer in the world.
EDC said the
Burgos wind project, which was expected to be operational next year, would
ensure power stability in the Luzon grid, generate jobs and livelihood
opportunities in the region, boost tourism in the province and improve economic
activity.
“The project
will spur development in Ilocos Norte by attracting more investments and
eventually create more and better opportunities for the residents. In all the
areas where EDC operates, we take pride in being able to help improve the
living conditions of our host communities in parallel with the progress of
their barangay, municipality, city, and province,” EDC president and chief
executive Richard Tantoco said.
The company
said once operational, the wind project would generate about 233 gigawatt-hours
annually and power over a million households.
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