The 200-kilowatt pilot floating solar power of SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) was switched-on on Thursday, the first of its kind in the country, which the company hopes to expand to a commercial capacity after a 10-month testing period.
"This is the first non-hydro renewable energy (RE) project of SNAP, which is looking at other renewables and complementary technologies to expand the company's renewable energy portfolio," said Joseph Yu, SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) president and chief executive officer during the ceremony.
Yu said initially, the project will only be used to operate the Magat hydropower plant and after a 10-month stress test on the pilot project to ensure that the facility can withstand massive inflows and strong typhoons...