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The Philippine Ports Authority aims to bid out this year the second offshore wind port project to be located in Sta. Clara in Batangas
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PPA assistant general manager for operations Mark Jon Palomar said the agency is just finalizing the survey for the metes and bounds
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PPA will then conduct a public consultation, after which project will be up for PPA Board approval before bidding it out
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The first OSW port in Mercedes, Camarines Norte was bidded out early this year and was won by the joint venture of Khan Kon Chi Construction and Development Corporation and SB Construction Corporation
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) aims to bid out this year the second offshore wind (OSW) port project to be located in Sta. Clara in Batangas.
PPA assistant general manager for operations Mark Jon Palomar, in a media interview on September 14, said they are preparing to bid out the 28-hectare port under public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to support the OSW project of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Palomar said PPA is just finalizing the survey for the metes and bounds, and will then conduct a public consultation. After this, the project will be submitted to the PPA Board for approval, and afterwards will finally be up for bidding.
PPA general manager Jay Daniel Santiago earlier said the project includes making the port viable for OSW projects, but also as a multiuser terminal that can handle imports of completely-built units.
The Sta. Clara port will be the second of the two ports that PPA has committed to DOE to be developed/redeveloped to handle OSW projects.
The first port in Barangay Pambuhan, Mercedes, Camarines Norte was already bidded out early this year. The joint venture of Khan Kon Chi Construction and Development Corporation and SB Construction Corporation won the bidding for the first phase of the project after being declared as the lowest calculated bidder.
According to the notice of award dated February 24, 2026, the project was awarded to the joint venture for the amount of P2.269 billion, lower than the P2.274 billion budget intended by PPA.
The Mercedes port replaced Jose Panganiban port as one of the first ports to be developed/redeveloped to handle OSW projects, as the soil on Jose Panganiban port was deemed “too soft” and would require a huge investment to achieve the standard required by OSW projects.
READ: PPA moves bidding for P2B offshore wind port in Camarines Norte to Jan 2026
Another port that was in the initial list of ports for OSW redevelopment, Currimao port in Ilocos Norte, has been placed on the backburner because of the huge cost estimated at P26 billion.
Santiago earlier also said that while OSW projects require between 23 and 25 hectares for the terminal, PPA ports usually cover only two to five hectares, which means the terminals need to be expanded.
PPA and DOE in 2024 announced they will work together to repurpose priority ports to handle OSW projects and serve as vital logistical hubs throughout the lifecycle of OSW projects — from installation to commissioning and decommissioning. — Roumina Pablo
