By Nimfa L. Estrellado A wind turbine blade is transported to the site during construction of the Alabat Wind Power Project on Alabat Island...
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| A wind turbine blade is transported to the site during construction of the Alabat Wind Power Project on Alabat Island, Quezon. (Alternergy) |
ALABAT, Quezon — Alternergy Holdings Corporation and Envision Energy placed the first wind turbine for the 64MW Alabat Wind Power Project on Alabat Island, Quezon on March 6, 2026. The milestone marks progress for Philippine renewable power development and establishes a new benchmark for onshore wind equipment outside China.
The turbine generates up to 8 megawatts of electricity, making it the largest land-based wind generator ever set up in the Philippines. Alternergy Holdings Corporation confirmed the unit also ranks as the largest onshore wind turbine operating anywhere in the world outside China.
The Alabat Wind Power Project will consist of eight wind turbines designed to generate renewable power for communities connected to the Luzon grid. Once finished, the wind facility will produce 64 megawatts of electricity for households, businesses, and industries across Luzon.
Alternergy Holdings Corporation serves as the project developer while Envision Energy supplies the wind power equipment supporting the facility. The location sits on Alabat Island, a coastal municipality in Quezon province facing the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Alternergy Holdings Corporation expects assembly of the remaining wind units to continue as construction advances across different sections of the development area. The company targets completion of the wind facility by early third quarter of 2026.
The development received an award under the government’s Green Energy Auction Program Round 2 for renewable power projects. The program allows qualified energy producers to deliver electricity to the national grid through contracts awarded in a government auction.
The scale of the Alabat wind development also required new construction methods and specialized engineering work during installation. Several technical approaches supported the assembly of large modern wind turbines on the island.
The Alabat wind facility also introduced several engineering approaches applied for large turbines in locations exposed to strong weather conditions. Some construction techniques deployed at the site now appear internationally for the first time in a wind project.
Engineers built the structure with the world’s first anti-typhoon turbine design developed for places frequently exposed to strong tropical storms. Engineers designed the equipment to withstand powerful winds and severe weather conditions common across the Philippines.
The development also deployed a tower built in sections that enables large turbine towers to be assembled step by step onsite. Major components traveled directly by barge from China to the Alabat Island construction area.
Construction teams completed the turbine setup despite weather challenges including typhoons, tropical storms, flooding, and difficult working conditions. Envision Energy described the project as the largest international deployment of its wind systems outside China to date.
Alternergy Holdings Corporation also plans to use the same 8MW wind turbine technology for the upcoming 128MW Tanay Wind Project in Rizal province. The Tanay development will deploy sixteen wind turbine generators across one of Luzon’s strategic renewable power corridors.
Wind projects support the Philippines’ strategy to expand clean power generation across several regions nationwide. New wind facilities lower reliance on fossil fuels while strengthening long-term energy security.
The Alabat Wind Power Project will increase the country’s renewable capacity once the facility becomes fully operational. The development will add clean electricity supply to the Luzon grid while supporting national renewable energy targets.
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