LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte: The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) on Friday said a portion of the 150-megawatt Burgos Wind Project (BWP) is scheduled to start operating this month to help ease the looming power crisis in the country.

Formerly under the government-owned Philippine National Oil Company, the Lopez group-owned EDC which is the country’s largest geothermal producer, has also established the Bangui and Burgos windmill projects. The $75 million-worth Bangui wind farm is also the first in Southeast Asia.

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