Trans-Asia Oil President and Chief Executive Officer Francisco Viray earlier said that Trans-Asia is looking at a 10-megawatt (MW) to 20 MW wind power facility at an estimated cost of about $2 million per megawatt in Guimaras, after its initial wind assessment showed encouraging results.
We will be doing the feasibility studies soon. We will start this year, Viray, said.
Twenty megawatts will be the maximum capacity and then we will run it as a hybrid with our diesel power plant. Right now we’re measuring wind in one of the five towns in Guimaras, specifically San Lorenzo, Viray, added.
Trans-Asia has an existing 3.4 MW diesel-fired power plant in Jordan, Guimaras.
The company is also looking at other indigenous renewable energy projects, including biofuels production.
