SaCaSol I
| SaCaSol I | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Location | San Carlos, Negros Occidental |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | May 15, 2014 |
| Construction cost | P4.2 billion |
| Owner(s) | San Carlos Solar Energy Inc. |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 66 ha (163 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity |
22 MW (installed) 45 MW (planned) |
| Annual generation | 31,61 GWh (planned) |
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The SaCaSol I is a 22-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, owned by San Carlos Solar Energy Inc., and located in San CarlosNegros Occidental. It is currently the largest operational solar plant in the Philippines and to be expanded to 45 MW with two more phases, "SaCaSol I C" and "SaCaSol I D".[1][2][3]
The first phase, the 13 MWp SaCaSol I A, was inaugurated by the country's President, Benigno S. Aquino III, on May 15, 2014. The second phase, the 9 MWp SaCaSol I B, is operational since July 2014.[4][5] The third and fourth phase, SaCaSol I C and SaCaSol I D, will add another 23 MW of capacity. The 23-megawatt expansion is developed by Bronzeoak Philippines and projected to cost $48.3 million (or $2.20 per watt).[6]
According to the president of San Carlos Solar Energy (SaCaSol), Sech Zabaleta, the expansion of the SaCaSol I solar park is currently underway in San Carlos, scheduled to bring the total capacity to 45 MW by the end of 2015. In addition, the 32 MW SaCaSol II and the 33 MW SaCaSol III solar power plants are also under construction in Negros.[7]
References
- ↑ "Philippines increases feed-in tariff cap for solar PV, CSP to 500 MW". 10 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/business/83636/developer-of-phs-first-large-scale-solar-power-plant-eyes-start-of-operations-in-april
- ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/business/86583/philippines-largest-solar-power-plant-starts-operations-this-week
- ↑ "San Carlos Solar Energy-Power Capacity". 28 April 2015.
The San Carlos Solar Energy Project will have a gross generation capacity of 13 MW for Phase 1 and 9 MW for Phase 2. These phases will have net outputs of 11.7 MW and 8.1 MW, respectively
- ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/business/86583/philippines-largest-solar-power-plant-starts-operations-this-week
- ↑ "Bronzeoak working on USD 233m of Philippine solar plants - report". Renewables.Seenews.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "San Carlos Solar Energy, Latest News". 20 March 2015.
According to SaCaSol president Sech Zabaleta, “an expansion of the solar park is currently underway in San Carlos, scheduled to bring the total capacity to 45MW by the end of 2015.” He added that SaCaSol II with 32MW and SaCaSol III with 33MW capacities “are also under construction in Negros.”