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Published April 22, 2021, 8:00 AM
The power generation arm of San Miguel Corporation will cough up US$1.0 billion worth of investments for 31 new battery energy storage (BES) projects that it will be deploying in various sites nationwide.
The company, in a statement to the media, has emphasized that the BES facilities will have equivalent generation or rated capacity of 1,000 megawatts.
Four of 31 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities being put up by San Miguel Corporation’s power arm, SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., located in Masinloc Zambales; Malita, Davao; Maco, Davao de Oro, and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. The BESS facilities are currently undergoing testing and commissioning. These facilities will have a combined rated capacity of over 1,000 megawatts and will stabilize and improve power quality for users nationwide. These will also pave the way for more viable use of renewable power by addressing the issue of intermittence.