PHAboitiz Renewables Inc., part of Aboitiz Power Corporation, has begun construction on the Luna Solar Power Plant in Negros Occidental, which will be the company's largest solar facility in the Visayas region. The 239-megawatt peak (MWp) solar plant will include a 65-megawatt battery energy storage system and is expected to become operational by 2028. This marks Aboitiz Renewables' return to Negros Occidental, where they previously built the Calatrava Solar Power Plant and the SacaSun facility. The project covers 180 hectares and is anticipated to create around 1,000 jobs, with over half coming from local residents in Cadiz City. Local officials praised the investment as a sign of the region's growing capacity to support large-scale infrastructure and renewable energy initiatives.
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