Aboitiz Renewables has energized its 92.55-megawatt peak (MWp) San Manuel Solar Power Plant in Pangasinan. This is the company’s sixth solar facility and adds a new entry to its expanding renewable energy portfolio.

Located in the municipality of San Manuel, the project is the company’s third solar installation in Pangasinan, following its Cayanga-Bugallon and Laoag solar plants respectively. Aboitiz Renewables President Jimmy Villaroman s

aid the province’s strong solar resources and available grid infrastructure continue to make it an ideal site for new projects.

The company also emphasized the support of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) in enabling the energization of the facility.

Aboitiz Renewables recently secured

another NGCP approval for the grid-connection requirements of its upcoming 173-MWp Calatrava Solar Power Plant in Negros Occidental. Once operational, Calatrava is expected to become the largest operating solar and variable renewable energy project in all of Visayas.

The company said these developments spotlight its commitment to support the country’s push for more renewable energy, adding that more than 1,000 megawatts of solar and other renewable projects are in its development pipeline

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