Jose Manuel Entrecanales y Domecq, chief executive officer and chairman of Acciona, paid a courtesy visit to Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia at the Capitol, on May 8, Wednesday — marking their first meeting.
Entrecanales thanked Governor Gwen for forging a partnership with Acciona Energia in the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 150-Megawatt Solar Power Plant in the Municipality of Daanbantayan, the country’s first public-private-partnership in solar power generation.
He was accompanied by other Acciona executives, namely, Chief Financial officer Jose Entrecanales; Jose Gabriel Martin Fernandez: president of Acciona Foundation; Ignacio Domecq, Acciona’s business development director for Southeast Asia; Ruben Camba, Acciona’s director of infrastructure in Southeast Asia; and Fermin Alvarez, general manager of Freya Renewables.
During the meeting, Entrecanales emphasized his desire to sustain the partnership to support the development of Cebu, which he described as the number one province in the Philippines.
In response, Governor Garica assured Entrecanales that she will always prioritize projects that benefit the people of Cebu.
“What is good for Cebu — that is my position. That’s the only legacy I could give,” Gov. Garcia said.
On March 16 this year, Acciona Energia and the Capitol signed a landmark deal for a joint venture project concerning the 150-MW solar power plant to be built in a 187-hectare property in Daanbantayan.
The project is an answer to Cebu’s growing power needs as the province undergoes rapid development.
In fact, Acciona Energia is also in the early stage of negotiating with two other Cebu LGUs, namely Toledo City and the Municipality of Dumanjug, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of two other solar plants in the said LGUs to further enhance energy infrastructure and security in Cebu.
Acciona is a global company focused on sustainable solutions for climate change mitigation, adaptation, resilience and the decarbonization of the economy, through the development and management of infrastructure and services, particularly in renewable energy, water, transportation and mobility, waste, and eco-efficient buildings.
Acciona’s infrastructure arm was also involved in the construction of the 8.5-kilometer Cebu Cordova Link Expressway. | JT