Ang Pahayagan

BATAAN–Renewable energy continues to gain ground in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), as the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) partners with Tai Yang 1 Power Inc. to develop a 25-megawatt solar power facility in the Freeport.

The project will rise on a 27-hectare property and is among the largest renewable energy developments within the FAB to date. Once operational, it will help meet increasing energy requirements and expand the use of clean sources within the Freeport’s growing industrial community.

AFAB Administrator and CEO Hussein Pangandaman said the project supports the Authority’s direction to diversify energy generation as it continues to attract more industries and investments.

Tai Yang 1 Power Inc., led by its President Vic O. Lacaya III has already secured a business license from AFAB and is completing its application as a registered enterprise, allowing it to begin preparations for development within the FAB.

The project also appears in the Department of Energy’s Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-4), which lists Tai Yang 1 Power’s accepted capacity offer of 16.5 megawatts (MW) to be supplied to the national grid once operational.

Tai Yang 1 Power Inc. is no stranger to AFAB’s sustainability initiatives. It previously participated as one of the proponents of the solar roofing project within FAB’s industrial area under Sustainable Asia Renewable Assets, supporting AFAB’s goal to integrate more renewable systems into its industrial and commercial infrastructure. (PR)