A consortium of Polish, American, and Filipino investors are planning to establish a data center integrated with renewable energy and water desalination components with initial 60 million euro investments for a pilot project in Camarines Norte, among other investment leads, such as shipbuilding.
This was revealed by Tereso O. Panga, director general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), who led an investment mission to Poland.
The group, which he refused to identify, is also eyeing the development of similar facilities in two additional ecozone locations in the Philippines.
Through the investment seminars and B2B meetings in Warsaw and Gdansk, Panga said that PEZA also secured investment leads from Polish companies involved in renewable energy and shipbuilding.
Another promising lead is a start-up company that, in collaboration with the University of Gdansk, developed an advanced air and water purification technology using photocatalytic membranes instead of traditional filters.
Panga said the system is already being piloted on a private farm in Mindanao. The company expressed interest in establishing manufacturing operations in the Philippines once it gains traction in the Southeast Asian market.
At present, there is only one Polish firm in the IT-BPM sector registered with PEZA.
In terms of Philippine-Polish trade in 2024, Poland’s exports to the Philippines totaled USD367.11 million, while Philippine exports to Poland reached USD252.92 million, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database.
Polish exports to the Philippines include agricultural goods—such as dairy and chicken—mechanical equipment, and paper.
Meanwhile, the majority of Philippine exports to Poland consist of electronics. Poland also serves as the primary supplier of the Philippines’ Black Hawk helicopter units.
