The 19.6 MWDC San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSPP) in Nueva Ecija will begin commercial operations on August 1, 2025, following the release of its Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) on July 23, and approval of its commercial generator status in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) on July 28.

The plant, developed under the Yuchengco-led PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC), forms part of a broader push to expand utility-scale solar capacity this year. According to PGEC Vice President for Commercial Operations and Business Development Maria Victoria M. Olivar, “The SJSPP marks our second utility-scale solar power facility to reach commercial operations this year, following the commercial launch of the 27.1 MWDC Dagohoy Solar Power Plant (DSPP) in Bohol on July 16, 2025.”

“It is also PGEC’s third renewable energy facility to go commercial in 2025 beginning with our 3.002 MWp solar rooftop installation at Isuzu Autoparts manufacturing plant in Laguna Technopark, which went live on July 7, 2025,” she added. “Our August 1, 2025, commercial operations date will also mark the commencement of SJSPP’s power supply agreement with S.N. Aboitiz Power.”

The San Jose plant uses over 29,000 Trina Solar PV panels and 51 Huawei string inverters. It was developed under Rizal Green Energy Corporation (RGEC), a joint venture between PGEC and Japan’s Taisei Corporation. RGEC is currently completing two other solar projects in 2025: the 40 MWDC Limbauan Solar Plant in Isabela and the 25 MWDC Bugallon Solar Plant in Pangasinan.

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