Bago City wind project moves forward with 7 village sites identified
- October 23, 2025
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Seven villages in Bago City, Negros Occidental, have been formally identified for the country’s newest utility-scale wind power project, signaling the next step in the USD 250-million investment by Thai-owned Sermsang Power Corp.
The areas—Calumangan, Napoles, Taloc, Sampinit, Busay, Balingasag, and Lag-asan—were listed in a notice of public scoping scheduled for Oct. 28 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Environment Management Bureau in the Negros Island Region.
“Public scoping is an early stage in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process where the proponent aims to provide an overview of the proposed project, gather issues and concerns, and other relevant information to provide the scope of work and terms of reference for the preparation of the environmental impact statement,” EMB-NIR said.
During exploratory talks with Bago City in July, Sermsang Power COO Passakorn Panyaratanakorn emphasized the project’s significance for the company. “This is going to be our very first project in the Philippines,” he said.
The 150-megawatt wind farm, which will feature 23 turbines, is expected to begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2025 and continue into 2026, generating approximately 140 local jobs during its construction and operation phases.
Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao welcomed the project, stating, “Bago City is open for investors and let us make it easier for them and our City Investment and Incentive Code is underway and hopefully they may be able to get incentives for their investments in our city.”
With public scoping now set, energy stakeholders and local communities will have the chance to provide input before the environmental impact statement is prepared, a critical step in moving the project toward construction.
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