Giant Windmills Power Northern Philippines
October 13, 2005 by admin
Filed under Green Living
Now here’s a large wind power gen project that has the locals overjoyed and enthusiastic, as opposed to rising up in NIMBY revolt. Located at Bangui Bay, in the Ilocos Norte province of the northern Philippines, this wind farm is the first source of clean energy to be introduced to the many-islanded nation of 84 million folks, thus far reliant upon oil and gas for their needs.
The project is the work of a private company, Northwind Power Development Corp, which is run by a Danish fellow and who received the bulk of its funding through no-interest loans provided by the Danish government.
15 turbines, standing on 23 story high masts, starting pumping out juice back in May and now provide 24.75 megawatts of power, 40% of the supply in the Ilocos Norte province. The boost in electricity supply has provided power to many in the region for the first time.
Costing more than 48 million dollars, which translates into about 2 million dollars per megawatt, is more than double the start-up cost of a normal power plant running on conventional fossil fuel and would not have been viable without the interest-free loans from the Danish International Development Agency.
Since the project has been completed, Niels Jacobsen, the president and CEO of the company has had government and state-owned power company officials from across the country requesting help to try and replicate these windmills throughout the country.
[via AFP @ Yahoo News]
its nice to know that there is such kind of windmill here in the Philippines.I thought it was just in the other country.
hi, anyway there’d be a small-scale, DIY-for-home-use windmill similar to this? i’m thinking of putting it to use for local schools or barangays even.
Dear Sir, Madam
I am British but live in the Philippines. I am very interested in installing a wind power system in my home.
Is there any help or suppliers who canb help me. I wish to lead by example and hope others may follow in this technology.
Regards
Lee
Hi Lee!
I’m a filipino living and working in Sweden within renewable energy products. I can help you contact a swedish company selling small-scale windmills (for private home or farm estates electrification use) with 18 or 22Kw capacity.
Am interested in small windmills for use in farm estate in Bolinao, located on the northwestern tip of Pangasinan province. The wind is strong in these island areas facing the east. This region used to be enjoying clean air but with the installation some ten years ago of a coal plant in Sual on the west and another in the south in Masinloc Zambales, the air situation has deteriorated. And it will continue in this populous province until an alternative source of clean energy is introduced in this region.
there is already competetion in power source there is ilocos norte? if there is competition, there is war price, so does it mean cost of the electric in ilocos norte will decellerate? if that so, that’s nice. how i wish our local government here in gensan can put up a windmill farm.
ITS GREAT!
i am Indian. I had set up all the project of windmill but i am unable to manage expenses. If anyone help me for loan from any country, i will explain my project details..
Thanking…
i am living in legaspi city in a hill, i am interested in wind mill and would like to have one, for water and electricity requirement of my home,any company in the philipines dealing with such project, please e mail me.thank you.
Our science high school PTA is thinking of a legacy project for our children. Is there any grant for building a windmill generator for schools that can help us build one, a first in a Philippine school? We have only a small amount of budget so a grant would really be of help. I hope the Northwind Power Development Corp can help. Thanks.
we are going to coduct an electricity project at virac catanduanes.. and where hoping that this org. will gonna help us in our activity…. thanks more power…
Peace. We are building a chapel on the hills of Cadapli, Bangar, La Union. I would appreciate it very much if i could find someone who would help me build a windmill for a it’s suppy of power. I pray the costs would be within reach. Truly, this is the time for alternative power sources.
Do we have an indigenous windmill (made of indigenous materials) here in the Philippines? i think this is a lot cheaper…
MAY WE HAVE ONE HERE IN CAGAYAN? SO THAT WE ENJOY CHEAPER ELECTRICITY HERE…
We visited the Philippines after more than a decade and the first thing we wanted to see is the windmill in Ilocos Norte. I heard about it a couple of years ago from my relatives from Batac and being an engineer myself, I am very happy that such technology is now being utilised in the country. Thanks for the politician/s who thought about it.
I’ve read or heard somewhere that they’re adding a few windmills. I guess that proves that wind technology is viable in the Philippines.
This is great.. I hope this can help ILOCANO’S for their electricity needs.. Please support this project, this can help Ilocos norte and the whole philippines to grow more. Replicate the project nationwide…. this is productive…
i am living in botolan zambales,i’m in a mountain. i am interested in wind mill and would like to have one, for water and electricity requirement of my home,any company in the philipines dealing with such project, please e mail me.thank you.
i am about to travel in denmark where the bangui, ilocos norte windmill operator/supplier came. i would like to share to everybody that i will shop for a better, affordable but of high quality windmill to bring here in our country. please help me introduce this to your leaders in all areas where there is a viable place to install such. too, my study with windmill in denmark means a would be success if given a chance by our national leadership. for those who are interested in this kind of talk, feel free to email me and i will gladly attend to have a talk as soon as possible.
Hi Nadine,
I am interested in bringing windmill energy here in the Philippines. I have looked for suppliers and it seems that there are quite a lot. I was wondering if you have any idea with the company whose product and systems are most applicable here.
Looking forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Rem
IM INTERESTED REGARDING TO WINDMILL IM LIVING IN THE IBA ZAMBALES PLEASE SEND ME SOME SAMPLE OR PRICE LIST TO MY EMAIL ADD THNK YOU.
Im interested to get one of those windmill please email me regarding this matter how much the cost.