Three offshore wind power projects in the Philippines, with a combined target capacity of 1,650 megawatts (MW), have secured its Certificates of Confirmation of Commerciality (CoCoC) from the Department of Energy (DOE).
In a report by Manila Standard, the projects are being developed by a consortium including Triconti Windkraft Group, Sea Wind Holdings, and Stream Invest Holding, and will be part of the Philippines’ first Green Energy Auction for Offshore Wind, scheduled by the DOE for 2025.
The 450 MW Frontera Bay Wind Power Project, situated off the coasts of Cavite and Bataan, leads the initiative, followed by the 1,200 MW Guimaras Strait Project I and II, located between Panay and Negros Occidental. These latter projects will be developed in two phases, each producing 600 MW.
The projects are positioned close to high-demand grid centers, offering a significant contribution to the country’s renewable energy efforts.
As pioneers in the country’s offshore wind sector, these projects utilize fixed-bottom foundations and are the first to complete the pre-development phase and receive CoCoCs. The projects were first awarded Offshore Wind Energy Service Contracts between 2020 and 2021.
With the CoCoC, these ventures move forward from initial feasibility assessments to the detailed planning, construction, and production stages as part of the 20-year operating period of their wind energy service contracts.
Triconti Director Theo C. Sunico highlighted the achievement, acknowledging the support from the DOE and BOI, which created a favorable environment for investment in offshore wind energy.
Seawind’s Managing Director Sascha Lindemann emphasized the projects’ contributions to the Philippines’ energy independence and capacity growth while noting that the developments will create up to 2,700 jobs.
The Philippine Development Plan aims for a clean energy generation target of 15.3 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, with 3 to 6 GW expected to come from offshore wind sources.
