WEnergy Global & Partners win biggest tender for smart and clean power grids in the Philippines, set to power over 30,000 people in Palawan

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 8 September 2022 – Palawan, a province in the Philippines known for its pristine beaches, clear waters, and natural wonders, is taking a step further in becoming the most sustainable island in the world.

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WEnergy Global Pte Ltd (“WEG”), a company duly organized and incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Singapore. WEG is a leader in development, designing, building, owning, financing and operating renewable energy power infrastructure, including power generation, energy storage and transmission and distribution systems. WEG has been the creator of SREC, ASEAN’s first clean microgrid comprising 14 km of transmission and distribution lines powered by a hybrid power generation system consisting of solar PV (1,400 kWp), Diesel generators (1,200 kW) and a 2,400 kWh Battery Storage System. WEG, jointly with and as shareholder of CGP, has been working with technical specialists of TEPCO PowerGrid on developing microgrids in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and WEG has carried several investments studies on the decarbonization of existing diesel-powered island grids through the use of solar PV and Battery Storage Systems (“BSS”) Indonesia townships on Pulau Sumba in Nusa Tenggah Tengara (NTT). WEG is also a key provider of several types of services related to rooftop solar for commercial and industrial clients in Philippines (through WEnergy Power Pilipinas Incorporation), Singapore and Indonesia. WEG won several international awards for sustainability and innovation, including its design and construction work for the off-grid illumination of the 23 km of ring road of the Bangkok International Airport, using solar PV, BSS and high-quality LED lighting that had zero defects in the past 7 years of being into operation. We refer to:

Jointly, the Consortium members have been operating their flagship investment – the Sabang Renewable Energy Corporation (SREC) in the World Heritage site of Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan, City of Puerto Princesa, Palawan under the same QTP program and under the auspices of PALECO since August 2019, and have even strengthened our commitment to 24/7 operations of our host community throughout the many challenges posed by the Global Pandemic and Typhoon Odette. The performance of the SREC QTP has more than surpassed the compliance requirements used to measure the performance of electric utilities in the Philippines.

Additional Videos of the Sabang Renewable Energy Corporation, the first full-compliant Microgrid in ASEAN and the Philippines:

SREC as the Winner of the Dr Albert Winsemius Award ’22 of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Singapore in the category of Outstanding Performance:

Powering Palaweños; Through Quick and Clean Off-Grid Electrification: