Cadiz Solar Power Plant

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Helios Solar Power Plant
Cadiz Solar Power Plant
Official nameHelios Solar Power Plant
Country Philippines
Location Cadiz, Negros Occidental
Coordinates 10°55′15″N123°17′47″E / 10.9207839°N 123.2963983°E / 10.9207839; 123.2963983 Coordinates: 10°55′15″N123°17′47″E / 10.9207839°N 123.2963983°E / 10.9207839; 123.2963983
StatusOperational
Construction beganJuly 2015
Commission date March 3, 2016
Construction cost₱10 billion
Solar farm
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational0
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

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]

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