Power generation capacity in Luzon is expected to be further beefed up early next year as the Ayala and Citicore groups on Thursday broke ground for the construction of their 50-50 joint venture, the P2.7-billion, 72-megawatt Arayat-Mexico solar farm in Pampanga.
Expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2022, the project is being developed by AC Energy Corp. (Acen) and Citicore Power Inc.
The two firms tout the Arayat-Mexico facility as a “critical contribution” to the Luzon grid, “where the energy industry is working double time to ensure a steady power supply.”
For Acen, the project kicked off just two days after they announced that their 120-MW GigaSol Alaminos sol…
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