Meralco taps MIESCOR to link Terra Solar project to Luzon grid

Meralco taps MIESCOR to link Terra Solar project to Luzon grid

MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) has tapped its subsidiary Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corp. (MIESCOR) to link the P200-billion Terra Solar project to the Luzon grid.

MIESCOR signed a contract with Terra Solar Philippines, Inc. (TSPI) to design and construct critical infrastructure that will connect the solar plant to the grid, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

The connection will ensure the delivery of the energy it would generate once the project becomes operational.

It involves a 34.5/230/500-kilovolt (kV) main collector substation, two 34.5/230-kV solar photovoltaic satellite collector substations, and two double-circuit 230-kV transmission lines.

“The project, formalized through our contract signing with Terra Solar Philippines, Inc., is already underway,” MIESCOR President and Chief Executive Officer Richard O. Ochava said.

TSPI is developing a 3,500-megawatt solar power plant and a 4,000-megawatt-hour energy storage system. It is expected to generate more than five billion kilowatt-hours of electricity yearly.

The first phase of the project is scheduled to be delivered by 2026, while Phase 2 is targeted for 2027.

MIESCOR is the engineering, procurement, construction, and operations arm of Meralco. The company and its subsidiaries provide expertise in engineering, procurement, and construction; distribution utility and pole attachment services; telecommunications services and infrastructure; logistics and facilities management; and trading of electrical supplies and equipment.

Meralco’s controlling stakeholder, Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc., is partly owned by PLDT Inc.

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