CEPALCO Expand Solar Power Plant

CEPALCO has already 1 Megawatt Photovoltaic Power Plant and it’s located in Indahag of Cagayan de Oro. This 1 MW of Solar Power Energy can supply up to 900 residential of CEPALCO.

Cepalco plans to expand the country’s first solar farm in Cagayan de Oro City to help ease the power crunch in Mindanao which will be located at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental and in partnership with Kirahon Solar Energy Corp. According to Jose Maria A. Abaya, Cepalco director,

“We’re planning to expand it sa 10 MW. Not in the same area, but still within the franchise area of Cepalco hopefully next year,”

The joint venture will commence with the project next year for completion by 2015.

Abaya said the solar plant will help address Cepalco’s requirements given the Mindanao grid’s power supply deficiency.

“Well Mindanao still has a deficiency in supply so even if 10 MW does not solve the entire problem, it’s still part of the solution,” he said.

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