Meralco PowerGen Corporation, a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company, the largest private power company in the Philippines, recently announced that it will develop and construct a battery energy storage system project with an installed capacity of 49 megawatts in Toledo, Cebu Province, Philippines. This is another important layout of the company in the energy storage field after the world's largest solar storage project.

The project will be implemented in two phases: the first phase of 25 MW is planned to enter commercial operation in 2026, and the second phase is expected to be completed in 2027 and is currently awaiting approval from relevant regulatory authorities. Manila Electric Power Company stated that the completion of this project will significantly enhance the power supply stability of the Visayas Islands power grid in central Philippines.

It is worth noting that this is the second major project of Manila Electric Power Company in the field of energy storage. Its first energy storage project, the Meralco Terra Solar project of Manila Electric Power Company, started construction in November 2024 in Japan, Nuevo Cassia Province. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos personally attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The project was jointly proposed by Prime Infrastructure Holdings and Solar Philippines in 2022, with plans to build a 3.5 gigawatt photovoltaic power generation capacity and a 4.5 gigawatt hour battery energy storage system. Once completed, it will become one of the world's largest integrated solar energy storage projects.

The scale record of energy storage projects is constantly being broken globally. The Edwards&Sanborn project, built by American developer Terra Gen in California, has been connected to the grid in early 2024 and features 875 megawatts of solar energy and 3287 megawatt hours of energy storage system. The Oasis de Atacama project launched by Spanish independent power producer Grenergy in the Atacama Desert of Chile has a planned total scale of 2 gigawatts of solar energy and 11 gigawatt hours of energy storage. The project jointly developed by Masdar and UAE Hydro plans to install a 5.2 MW photovoltaic and 19 GWh energy storage system.

In recent years, the Philippine Department of Energy has regarded energy storage systems as an important tool for integrating renewable energy and ensuring grid stability. At the same time as the launch of the Manila Power Company's power generation project, Aboitiz Power is also advancing the construction of a 30 MW energy storage project in Cebu Province. With increasing policy support and continuous technological advancements, the Philippines is accelerating its transition towards a new era of electricity that combines clean energy and energy storage. Manila Power Company is playing an increasingly important role in this transformation process. (This article is from the official website of Jian Dao www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website new energy column editor/Yang Beihua