Environmental action group World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) on Friday dismissed fears over the possible negative impact of adding 500 megawatts of wind power to the national grid.

In a statement, WWF-Philippines Climate Change Unit Head Atty. Gia Ibay said adding 500 MW of wind power to the national grid will have no negative impact on national grid operations, citing a 2013 World Bank and Australia AusAid report on the Grid Impact of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) for the Philippines.

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