Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation, has activated its 45-megawatt peak (MWp) Armenia Solar Project in Tarlac.
The facility, which is the firm’s first solar power plant in Central Luzon, was connected to the grid via an 11.58-kilometer transmission line that stretches across five barangays.
“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,” said ARI President Jimmy Villaroman.
AboitizPower’s latest solar project marks its fourth addition to the growing list of operational solar facilities, following the successful launch of the 59 MWp San Carlos Sun Power Inc. Power Plant in Negros Occidental, the 94 MWp Cayanga-Bugallon Solar Power facility in Pangasinan, and the 159 MWp Laoag Solar Power Plant, also in Pangasinan.
In other developments, AP Renewables Inc., the geothermal arm of ARI, has entered into an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction agreement with Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Co. Ltd. to build the Bay battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Laguna.
This groundbreaking project will make history as the first hybrid system in the Philippines, combining geothermal energy with advanced battery storage technology.
AboitizPower’s portfolio includes over 1,000 MW of disclosed projects derived from various indigenous energy sources, with the company actively exploring new opportunities to further expand in solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and energy storage systems.
