en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the Philippines' Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) signed a land lease agreement with Acwa Power Philippines to develop a utility-scale integrated solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage project in New Clark City, Tarlac Province, Philippines. The project leases approximately 500 hectares of land and, upon full completion, will have an installed capacity of up to 500 megawatts, providing clean and stable power support for the New Clark City Special Economic Zone.
The project adopts a "solar photovoltaic + battery energy storage" combination solution, targeting data centers, advanced manufacturing, AI-related industries, and other high-energy-consuming enterprises being introduced into New Clark City. According to information disclosed by BCDA, Acwa Power Philippines will develop integrated photovoltaic power generation and battery energy storage facilities within the leased land. The initial investment intensity for the project is at least $400,000 per megawatt, with the final capacity to be determined based on engineering design, regulatory approvals, and subsequent expansion phases. New Clark City is a key comprehensive development zone being promoted in Central Luzon, Philippines. BCDA aims to enhance the region's capacity to attract high-value-added industries through the simultaneous development of energy, digital infrastructure, and industrial space. For industries with high electricity consumption, such as data centers, semiconductor support, and advanced manufacturing, the stability, predictability, and cost level of power supply directly impact the efficiency of industrial park investment attraction. Once completed, this solar-storage project will become a critical anchor power facility within the park, providing foundational conditions for daytime power generation, energy storage for peak shaving, and continuous power supply.
This project also marks Acwa's first land agreement signed with a government agency in the Philippines. The Philippines is increasing the share of renewable energy in its national power mix, with a government target to raise the proportion of renewable energy generation to 35% by 2030. The uniqueness of the New Clark City project lies in the fact that it is not simply adding a photovoltaic power station to the grid side, but rather embedding clean electricity, energy storage systems, and industrial space within a special economic zone that is currently under investment attraction and construction. For an archipelagic market like the Philippines, the power system has long faced multiple pressures, including regional supply-demand imbalances, dependence on fuel imports, transmission and distribution constraints, and growing industrial energy demand. The combination of photovoltaics and energy storage can create more flexible power supply capabilities at the park level, reducing the sole reliance of some high-energy-consuming enterprises on traditional power sources and long-distance transmission, while also enhancing the park's attractiveness to international manufacturing and digital infrastructure investments. Acwa has previously participated in large-scale power, water, and new energy projects in the Middle East, Africa, and multiple Asian countries. Its entry into New Clark City will help it continue to expand its clean energy project portfolio in Southeast Asia.
Subsequent project progress will focus on final engineering design, approval processes, grid connection arrangements, energy storage configuration scale, and phased construction pace. If the project proceeds smoothly, New Clark City will gain a clean energy infrastructure directly tied to industrial investment attraction, and the Central Luzon region of the Philippines will add a new energy security model targeting data centers and advanced manufacturing.
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