Petro Energy Resources Corp. (PERC) subsidiary Dagohoy Green Energy Corp. (DGEC) officially launched on Thursday the 27-MWp Dagohoy solar power project in Bohol, marking the province’s first utility-scale solar facility.
The solar farm, located on a 22-hectare site, is equipped with over 40,000 solar panels and expected to generate 41,000 MW hours of electricity annually. This output is enough to power over 18,000 homes and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 28,642 metric tons each year. The project is seen as a critical step in addressing Bohol’s rising power demand, driven by the expansion of tourism and business infrastructures that rely on imported power and aging diesel plants.
Department of Energy (DOE) undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara highlighted the project as an example of the government’s push to accelerate renewable energy (RE) adoption. “This facility embodies public-private partnership efforts to achieve a more energy-sufficient and climate-resilient Philippines,” Guevara said.
The Dagohoy solar plant is developed and operated by DGEC, a subsidiary of Rizal Green Energy Corp. (RGEC), a joint venture between Japan’s Taisei Corp. and PERC’s Petro Green Energy Corp. Francisco Delfin, Jr., president of DGEC, expressed hope that the project would inspire local communities and governments to embrace renewable energy initiatives for a sustainable future.
In addition to the Dagohoy solar farm, PERC’s energy portfolio includes the 32 MW Maibarara geothermal project, a 70 MW solar facility in Tarlac, and wind power projects in Aklan with a combined capacity of 49.2 MW.
