Yuchengco ‘s 22.5 MW Capiz Battery Storage Ptoject Energized

Panit-an, Capiz- Yuchengco-led EcoSolar Energy Corporation’s (ESEC) 22.5MW/45MWh Panitan Energy Storage Project (PESP) in Capiz began testing and commissioning as a generation facility on November 5, 2026.

This followed the facility’s market registration approval by the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) and its Provisional Certificate of Approval to Connect (PCATC) by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Project Manager Miguel Angulo (2^nd right) leading ESEC team in posing for energization milestone

As the first battery energy storage system (BESS) installation in Capiz province, PESP is also the first BESS facility in the Philippines to utilize Huawei’s LUNA2000-5015-2S Smart String Grid-Forming ESS units chosen for safety, thermal stability, long operational life, and charge-discharge efficiency.

“This energization milestone is very timely as our Panitan BESS facility can help alleviate the protracted blackouts and high retail power costs in the Visayas due to limited energy and reserve supplies in the region.  It also testifies to our commitment and contribution towards a more modern and resilient energy infrastructure for the country. We thank the Department of Energy (DOE), NGCP, and IEMOP for this milestone and we hope to complete the remaining testing requirements soonest so that the coming Christmas holiday will be a little brighter for our Visayan countrymen,” declared ESEC President F.G. Delfin Jr.

ESEC is a subsidiary of PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC), a joint venture between the Yuchengco Group’s PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC) and Japan’s Kyuden International Corporation (KIC). Following this milestone, ESEC is also advancing the development of its 90 MW_DC Panitan Solar Project, which qualified under DOE’s Green Energy Auction 4 (GEA-4), targeted to add clean power to the Visayas grid by mid-2028.