Filipino utility Mgen’s 50MW solar project in Bucalan has come online. Image: Mgen
Commercial operations have started at a 50MW solar power plant in the Philippines after construction was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
The system, called PowerSource First Bulacan Solar, Inc. (PFBSI), is a joint venture between local power companies MGen Renewable Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Filipino utility Meralco, and PowerSource Energy Holdings Corp located in the central Luzon province of Bulacan. The power facility cost the energy companies PHP4.25 billion (US$88.8 million) to bring to life, having broken ground on the project in December 2019.