#solar farm Philippines

Meralco has launched in May its biggest renewable energy sources project to date, BulacanSol — a 50-MW solar farm in San Miguel, Bulacan. If ever you're heading to the beaches of Calatagan, keep a lookout for this 160-hectare solar farm that could reportedly power the whole of western Batangas. Solar Philippines is the firm that developed, financed, and constructed the solar farm for $120 million (Php5.7 billion) and is spearheaded by the 22-year-old entrepreneur Leandro Leviste. “Being on a peninsula, facing the South China Sea, the solar farm enjoys a steady breeze, the highest levels of sunlight in Southern Tagalog and is seldom hit by typhoons,” Leviste said. This solar farm is also, by far, the largest renewable energy facility established in the Philippines as Inquirer reports. Solar Philippines also mentioned that this is just the beginning of transforming the power industry and that more similar projects are in the pipeline. The first solar power farm in Metro Manila was inaugurated today. The solar power farm is made up of 32,000 solar panels which can generate a total of 8.6 megawatts of electricity. Read more in our articles including "New solar power and battery storage facility to rise in New Clark City" and "Meralco's BulacanSol: a 50-MW solar farm in San Miguel, Bulacan".