Solarvest consortium bags EPCC project for Philippines rural solar programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Solarvest Holdings Bhd in a consortium with Edward Marcs Philippines Inc has been appointed the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) solutions provider for a one-megawatt peak ground-mounted solar development in General Santos in Mindanao Island, Philippines.

In a joint statement with the Philippines' National Power Corp (NPC), Solarvest said the project, which falls under the Rural Network Solar programme, is owned by NPC subsidiary South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative, Inc (Socoteco II).