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Marcos leads ceremonial energization of Batangas solar power plants
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial switch-on of Citicore Solar (CS) Batangas 1 Power Plants in Tuy, Batangas, the Philippines' first solar baseload power plant.
The new solar power plants, Citicore's biggest in the province at 400 hectares, are unique due to their hybrid agro-solar system and battery storage.
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin stated that one power plant has a capacity of 197 megawatts with a 320 Megawatt-hour (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
This BESS allows the solar facility to store and dispatch energy beyond normal solar hours, enabling it to provide 50 megawatts of baseload power 24/7.
The integration of agriculture and solar energy production is seen by President Marcos as a symbol of the Philippines' openness to the future.
These power plants are expected to supply electricity to approximately 800,000 households by the end of the year, significantly reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions.
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