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Official name | Helios Solar Power Plant |
Country | Philippines |
Location | Cadiz, Negros Occidental |
Coordinates | 10°55′15″N 123°17′47″E / 10.9207839°N 123.2963983°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | July 2015 |
Commission date | March 3, 2016 |
Construction cost | ₱10 billion |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 0 |
Nameplate capacity | 132.5 MW |
The Helios Solar Power Plant is a 132.5 MW solar power plant in Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines. [1] Upon its completion, the facility located in a 176-hectare (430-acre) land in Hacienda Paz, Barangay Tinampaan and is the largest solar power facility in Southeast Asia upon its commissioning. [2] It is considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia and the 7th largest in the world. [3]
Construction of the plant began in July 2015 with 2,500 Negrense employed during the facility's construction. 500 were employed for the plant's operations. [4] The Cadiz plant was developed by Helios Solar Energy Corp., a joint venture between Thailand-based Soleq Solar Co. and Gregorio Araneta Inc. and was commissioned by Singapore-based Equis Funds Group. [5] [6] Construction cost of the plant amounts to ₱10 billion [7]
Originally the solar facility's unveiling was set on February 19, 2016 but this was delayed. President Benigno Aquino III was invited for the ceremony but declined citing a busy schedule won't allow Aquino to attend. [7] The facility commissioned as planned on March 3, 2016. [6]