Dagohoy Green Energy Corporation Solar Plant Secures ERC and IEMOP Approval for Commercial Operations

Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (2nd from left), together with officers of DOE, PGEC, Taisei Corp., and local officials of Bohol, led DSPP’s switch-on ceremony last Nov. 21, 2024

​The 27.121 MWDC Dagohoy Solar Power Plant (DSPP), the first large utility-scale solar plant in Bohol province, is set for commercial operations today, July 16, 2025. This followed the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval on July 4, 2025 of the plant’s ’ Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) and the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines’ (IEMOP) approval on July 8 of the facility’s commercial operations date in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

The DSPP is among four utility-scale ground mounted solar projects with aggregate capacity of 111.58 MWDC under Yuchengco-led Rizal Green Energy Corp. (RGEC), a partnership between its PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Japan’s Taisei Corporation. Included in this portfolio are the 19.61 MWDC San Jose plant in Nueva Ecija which also awaits ERC and IEMOP approval for commercial operations and the 25.01 MWDC Bugallon plant in Pangasinan, and the 39.84 MWDC Limbauan solar plant in Isabela, which are both set for completion in late 2025.

“We are proud that our Dagohoy solar power facility is set to begin commercial operations in Bohol, adding much needed indigenous and clean energy in the province which has long relied on imported power from neighboring provinces and a few small capacity diesel and hydro power plants operating in the province. This milestone not only increases Bohol’s energy security but also boosts the provincial government’s efforts to make Bohol a premier ecotourism destination in the country. Our formal commercial participation in the WESM also marks the commencement of our power supply agreement with our offtaker SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP),” declared PGEC AVP for Power Markets Dave P. Gadiano.