The turbine, supplied by Envision Energy, has a capacity of 8 MW, making it the largest commercial wind turbine installed outside China to date.
“This first WTG is truly a significant milestone. There were numerous challenges, from direct shipment using a specialized barge, to constructing a special jetty on an island, to handling oversized equipment, to securing hundreds of permits and multiple stakeholder engagements,” said Knud Hedeager.
The turbine features a 182-meter rotor diameter, 105-meter hub height and 90-meter blades, along with a typhoon-resistant design suited for Philippine weather conditions.
Alternergy said the project will install eight turbines in total across the island municipalities of Alabat and Quezon facing the Pacific Ocean.
Once completed this year, the wind farm will generate up to 64 MW of renewable electricity for the grid under the government’s green energy auction program.
—Edited by Miguel R. Camus
