Aboitiz Power Corporation, through its renewable energy unit Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI), announced the energization of its first solar power plant in Central Luzon.
The Armenia Solar Project in Tarlac, with a capacity of 45-megawatt peak (MWp), was switched on in November and connected to the grid via an 11.58-kilometer (km) transmission line. This line traverses five barangays, providing clean energy to the connected areas.
This interconnection was achieved in collaboration with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
Jimmy Villaroman, ARI president, stated, "The Armenia Solar Project gives Aboitiz Renewables and AboitizPower great pride, being able to contribute our part to the diversification of the Philippine power mix. We can be counted on to continue to help build and strengthen a cleaner energy system for the future."
He added, "We appreciate the support of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines in integrating Armenia into the grid. There is no energy transition without transmission."
The Armenia Solar Project is Aboitiz Power's fourth energized solar facility, joining the 59-MWp San Carlos Sun Power Inc. Power Plant in Negros Occidental, the 94-MWp Cayanga-Bugallon Solar Power Plant, and the 159-MWp Laoag Solar Power Plant, both in Pangasinan.
The firm currently has approximately 1,000 MW of disclosed projects from various indigenous energy sources and is actively pursuing growth in solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and energy storage systems.
ARI's geothermal unit, AP Renewables Inc., recently signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co. Ltd. for its Bay battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Laguna.
"It will be the first-ever BESS and geothermal hybrid system in the Philippines," Aboitiz Power stated.
Aboitiz Power remains on track to achieve its goal of 3,600 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, with a further increase to 4,600 MW by 2030.