Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), officially inaugurated its 92.55-megawatt peak (MWp) San Manuel Solar Power Plant, effectively expanding its solar portfolio in Pangasinan and supporting the push to increase the share of renewable energy in the Philippine power mix.
Built in coordination with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, local government units, and host communities, the San Manuel plant supplies power directly to the Luzon grid via the San Manuel 69 kV Substation.
The inauguration was witnessed by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin; Pangasinan Vice Governor Mark DG. Lambino; San Manuel Mayor Kenneth Marco S. Perez; San Manuel Vice Mayor Alain Jerico S. Perez; and Binalonan Vice Mayor Bryan Louie Ramirez Balangue.
“Every panel on this 92.5-megawatt solar plant is a promise kept — to the families who deserve stable, affordable electricity; to the workers who built something lasting right here in their own community; and to the next generation who will inherit the energy choices we make today,” Secretary Garin said.
Reading a message on behalf of Governor Ramon V. Guico III, Vice Mayor Balangue said in the vernacular: “The entire province of Pangasinan wholeheartedly supports this project, which will provide a more affordable and reliable power supply. Through the use of clean energy, this greatly contributes to the protection of our environment.”
San Manuel is Aboitiz Renewables’ third solar plant in Pangasinan, alongside the 154-MWp Laoag 1 and 2 and the 94-MWp Cayanga-Bugallon solar power plants.
“As demand for electricity continues to grow, power generation investments like San Manuel help strengthen our energy system, diversify our energy mix, and support the Philippines’ long-term energy security,” said AboitizPower President and CEO Danel Aboitiz.
“At AboitizPower, we believe reliable, accessible, and affordable power is key to national progress, and one way we contribute to this is by steadily expanding our renewable energy portfolio, from around 900 megawatts in 2020 to 2.3 gigawatts of attributable net sellable capacity today,” he added.
Aboitiz Renewables’ growing clean energy portfolio now includes 45 renewable energy facilities across the Philippines, spanning solar, hydro, geothermal, and energy storage. It continues to expand its presence, backed by a development pipeline of more than 1,800 megawatts in solar, hydro, and wind projects.
“We thank Secretary Garin and DOE for their leadership on the energy transition and for the policy environment that makes projects like this possible. We also thank Governor ‘Mon-Mon’ Guico, Mayor Kenneth Perez, and our local government partners, as their openness and support are what allow renewable energy development to move at the pace our country needs,” said Aboitiz Renewables President Jimmy A. Villaroman.
“May the San Manuel Solar Power Plant stand not only as a marker of what we have completed, but as a foundation for what we continue to build together.”
