Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corp., energized the 173-megawatt peak (MWp) Calatrava Solar Project in Negros Occidental, adding much-needed capacity to the Visayas grid.
“Calatrava is our fifth energized solar facility and the largest capacity thus far in AboitizPower’s growing solar generation portfolio,” said ARI president Jimmy Villaroman.
“It adds more clean energy to the power mix, as well as valuable green jobs to the community,” he said.
He said the project would not be possible without the help of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to connect the plant to the grid.
“They have helped us energize the facility to deliver power through the Calatrava substation,” he said.
AboitizPower energized 512 MW of energy projects to date, including the 159-MWp Laoag Solar and 94-MWp Cayanga-Bugallon Solar power plants in Pangasinan, the 17-MW Tiwi Binary Geothermal Power Plant in Albay and SN Aboitiz Power’s 24-MW Magat battery energy storage system (BESS) in Isabela.
It also switched on the 45-MWp Armenia Solar Project in Tarlac last month.
AboitizPower has over 1,000 MW of disclosed projects from various indigenous energy sources, while constantly pursuing opportunities to grow its portfolio for solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and energy storage systems.
This brings AboitizPower on track with its goal of building 3,600 MW of new renewable energy capacity en route to a balanced generation portfolio of 9,200 MW, composed of at least 50 percent renewable energy capacities by 2030.
It also continues to invest in thermal power plants to support the country’s baseload and peak energy demands.
AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution and retail electricity services.
