BBM leads groundbreaking of Meralco Terra Solar

President Marcos led the groundbreaking yesterday of what would become the world's largest integrated solar and battery storage facility, a project seen to make the Philippines a leader in renewable energy while contributing to efforts to address climate change and global warming.

- By ALEXIS ROMERO and BRIX LELIS

The Meralco Terra Solar Project is expected to supply clean energy to about 2.4 million households and avoid carbon emissions by an estimated 4.3 million tons per year, equivalent to removing more than three million gasoline-powered vehicles from the roads annually.

The $4-billion project, which spans 3,500 hectares across Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, will deliver 3,500 megawatts peak of solar power to the Luzon grid with 4,500 megawatt-hour battery energy storage once it becomes fully operational by 2027.

Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija, Marcos said the Terra Solar Project was designed to address two critical challenges the surging demand for electricity and the pressing need to shift to renewable and sustainable energy sources.