Citicore launches country's first solar baseload plant in Batangas

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has inaugurated its flagship CS Batangas 1 plant, the country's first solar baseload facility located in Tuy, Batangas.

The P10-billion project has a capacity of 197 megawatts (MWp) and is equipped with a 320 megawatt-hour (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

This integration enables the plant to store and deliver power beyond daylight hours, providing a baseload-level supply.

CREC President and CEO Oliver Tan stated that this project demonstrates solar power's capability to function as true baseload energy, a significant step in the country's renewable energy transition.

CS Batangas 1 is among three new plants energized this year, contributing to CREC's goal of delivering its first gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity.

The newly energized facility forms part of CREC's plan to deliver its first gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by yearend through 11 projects in Pangasinan, Pampanga, Batangas, Quezon, and Negros Occidental.

CREC's agrivoltaics initiative combines solar power generation with agriculture, planting crops beneath and around solar panels to maximize land productivity and increase farmers' income.