Indonesia geothermal facilities deal feted by regional financial research firms

Indonesia geothermal facilities deal feted by regional financial research firms

The acquisition by the consortium of AC Energy, Group Holdings Pte. Ltd., Star Energy Geothermal Pte. Ltd., and Electricity Generating Public Company Ltd. of the Chevron geothermal facilities in Indonesia received multiple recognitions from four major financial research firms in Southeast Asia. The deal was awarded by The Asset as Best M&A and Best Acquisition…

AC Energy attributable capacity ramps up to 1,600 MW

AC Energy attributable capacity ramps up to 1,600 MW

13 December 2018 – GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co., a Philippine limited partnership of AC Energy, Therma Power and Power Partners, achieved financial close for the project financing of the second unit of its 2 x 668 MW super-critical coal fired power plant, in Dinginin, Bataan (the “GNPD Project”). AC Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary…

FZA and AC Energy team visit Sidrap wind farm

Fernando Zobel de Ayala and AC Energy team visit Sidrap wind farm

November 2Ayala Corporation President and COO and AC Energy Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala, together with the top executives of AC Energy and its partner UPC Renewables, visited the site of the 75-MW wind power project in Sidrap, South Sulawesi, Indonesia on November 8. UPC Chairman Brian Caffyn meets Fernando Zobel de Ayala in Sidrap…

Powering through for the next generation: AC Energy, Kennedy Renewable energize MSU Tawi Tawi

Powering through for the next generation: AC Energy, Kennedy Renewable energize MSU Tawi-Tawi

Far from commercial grids and power lines, the island of Tawi-Tawi sits at the southernmost part of the Philippines. In this remote province, only 30% of the population has access to electricity, which is predominantly sourced from diesel generators. Due to the unstable electricity supply, the island experiences rolling blackouts that stunt the progress and…

Indonesia’s first wind farm nears completion

Indonesia’s first wind farm nears completion

SOUTH SULAWESI — Indonesia’s first utility-scale wind farm’s construction stays on track, nearing 70% completion and is expected to be ready for commercial operations in the first quarter of 2018. PT UPC Sidrap Bayu Energi (UPC Sidrap), the project company, has started the installation of 30 Gamesa G114 2.5MW wind turbine generators since August 2018….

Forest worker No more tambays in our barangay

Forest worker: ‘No more ‘tambays’ in our barangay’

Fishing and farming are the main livelihood of the men in Brgy. Caparispisan in Pagudpud. But not everyday is a good day to either fish or farm. “When stormy months come and the cropping season is over, most of the men in our barangay become jobless for quite some time. They become ‘tambays’ doing nothing…

Local chief exec sees wind farm to boost tourism in Pagudpud

Local chief exec sees wind farm to boost tourism in Pagudpud

Apart from the town’s beautiful beaches, Mayor Marlon Sales believes that the North Luzon Renewables wind farm in Brgy. Caparispisan will help attract more tourist visits to Pagudpud. Sales said that a part of the wind farm can be developed into a tourist hub. He also expressed the local government’s support by pushing for the…

NLR completes reforestation project; AC Energy keen on next level projects for partner communities

NLR completes reforestation project; AC Energy keen on next level projects for partner communities

Three years since it started its reforestation initiatives in the mountains of Pagudpud, North Luzon Renewables (NLR) has completed and even exceeded the replanting requirement set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). As of September 30, 2017, NLR has planted 209,874 seedlings within the vicinity of its 81MW wind farm in Pagudpud,…

Backyard seedling production enables dad to send kids to school

Backyard seedling production enables dad to send kids to school

Alwin Reyes, a 39-year old father of two, found a way to augment his family’s income without leaving the vicinity of their house. In his backyard in Sitio Aprot, Brgy. Caparispisan, Pagudpud, Alwin grows Agoho seedlings for a community-based seedling production program in Ilocos Norte. He and his wife Analyn plant the seeds that they…

Pagudpud wind farm reforestation

Pagudpud Wind Farm Grows 205K Trees In 3 Years

Over the past three years, the Ayala-led North Luzon Renewable Energy Corporation (NLREC) which hosts an 81-megawatt wind farm in Barangay Caparispisan in Pagudpud town, has been growing forest trees as part of its greening program. Local officials and residents witnessed the ceremonial planting of the 205,000th seedling within the 625-hectare wind farm in the…

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