#solar farm

Meralco has launched in May its biggest renewable energy sources project to date, BulacanSol — a 50-MW solar farm in San Miguel, Bulacan. Espinosa said during a shareholders annual general meeting that the company hopes that renewable sources such as solar and wind would total 3,000 megawatts in the company’s energy mix in five to seven years. Pangilinan also stated that MGen's initial foray in solar energy is just a modest step into renewables but a significant one for Meralco. 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. The farm is now up and running and is expected to continue employing at least 100 people -- boosting the economy of Batangas province. Read more in our articles including "Meralco's BulacanSol: a 50-MW solar farm in San Miguel, Bulacan" and "160-hectare solar farm now up in Batangas".