Prime Solar switches on 64-MW Batangas plant
A view of the Prime Solar Solutions Corp.’s solar farm from the rooftop of the Razon-led company’s 54-megawatt solar plant in Tanauan, Batangas. (Photo by Alden M. Monzon)
MANILA, Philippines — Prime Solar Solutions Corp., a unit of the Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., inaugurated its 64-megawatt (MW) Batangas solar plant on Friday, marking the first showcase of one of its two sun-powered facilities in the country to date.
Prime Infra president and CEO Guillaume Lucci said the completion of the 64.5-hectare solar farm is a special milestone for them and is just one part of the company’s bigger expansion plan.
“This plant has been built with some of the most advanced technologies. We used digital twins, we used drone monitoring,” Lucci said during the inauguration.
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He added that the Batangas facility, combined with another solar power plant in Cavite, will provide over 120 MW to power over 80,000 households.
Groundbreaking for the power plants took place in April of 2023, while the ceremonial installation of the photovoltaic devices followed around five months later.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, Lucci said they are considering establishing more solar power plants in the Philippines in the future.
More solar plants
“We are certainly evaluating the possibility of building more solar plants. As you know, we are focused on renewable energy and solar is, of course, a big part of that,” he said.
He added that they will also be expanding both solar plants, adding 10 MW to 12 MW each to the Batangas and Cavite sites.
“The small expansion, the additional 10 to 12 MW will happen within the calendar year. We are already working on that,” said Lucci.
Asked when the facilities will be connected to the national grid, the company executive said that the plan is to have the Batangas plant linked by June 12 while the Cavite facility is expected to be plugged in in the coming days.
Aside from supplying the national grid, Prime Solar also has an existing 50-MW power supply agreement with the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) for a period of 20 years.
