Aboitiz Power Corp. is building an asset portfolio that supports the integration of renewable energy capacities through energy storage systems and other innovation-driven initiatives such as smart power plants.
“AboitizPower has recognized early on that this is not just about batteries. That’s why my team is called ESS, not BESS,” said Juris Sadornas, Aboitiz Power vice president for energy storage systems, during a panel discussion at the second Philippine Future Energy and Grid Summit.
“We see this as a dynamic space where we listen to technology, to our partners, and to communities, working together to build a resilient energy future,” he said.
Sadornas said energy storage enables a more stable and sustainable energy system, as the flexibility it provides is important to strengthening the power grid and accelerating the country’s energy transition.
“It’s all about flexibility. We’ve seen in the past certain countries where they focus on a certain technology, but the industry moves so fast,” he said.
He added that energy storage systems— which capture and store surplus electricity for later strategic use—are crucial in addressing intermittency and improving grid reliability, especially as more variable renewable energy capacities like solar and wind are in-tegrated into the power ecosystem.
“Energy storage systems make renewable energy dispatchable and dependable,” he said. “It’s really about how fast and agile our technical teams can mobilize and design so that we can put out these batteries on the ground.”
“For each of the countries, not only those with less advanced infrastructure, but also in China, the grid cannot consume all of the renewable energy,” said Charles Teng, Jinko ESS solution head, in the same panel. “So energy storage installations in the next couple of years absolutely are going to be a big trend for renewable energy to con-tinue to grow.”
The Philippines, an archipelagic nation with fragmented grid systems and ambitious renewable energy goals, is projected to require more than 466 gigawatt-hours of ener-gy storage by 2040 and 1,021 GWh by 2050, according to the Philippine Energy Plan 2023–2050.
“If you look at our neighbors, it’s like watching the future. We gain confidence in how it’s going to be used and how we should structure and build our energy storage. So I believe we’re on track,” Sadornas said.
AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. Guided by its vision and higher purpose, the company actively contributes toward uplifting the lives of the Filipino peo-ple and achieving a better world.
