Meralco unit inaugurates 52.8-MW Cordon solar power plant in Isabela
By Alena Mae S. Flores – March 12, 2025, 6:40 pm
from manilastandard.net
MGen Renewable Energy, Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy (RE) arm of Meralco PowerGen Corp., inaugurated the 52.8-megawatt Cordon Solar Power Plant in Isabela province.
MGreen president Dennis Jordan said the company is celebrating the milestone just two weeks after the inauguration of a 19-8 MW solar power plant in Nueva Ecija province.
He said MGreen Cordon Solar is now one of the biggest operational solar farms in Region 2 under the Department of Energy’s Green Energy Auction (GEA 2) program.
“As we pressed the switch to officially energize this solar power plant, I felt an immense sense of pride for what the team has accomplished. Pre-development of this project started during the Covid years and great to see that everyone’s efforts have come to fruition,” he said.
“In fact, the project is delivered four months ahead of its schedule … a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in this project. With a capacity of 52.8 MWac,” Jordan said.
MGreen Cordon Solar will provide clean and reliable energy to over 53,000 households once completed, while displacing more than 50,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
“It’s one thing to talk about sustainability but to see it take shape in a project like this makes all the difference,” he said.
He thanked MGreen’s partners, the national and local government units, and the hardworking MGEN team for completing its projects on time. MGEN is the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co.
Department of Energy assistant secretary Mario Marasigan noted the multiple benefits of the project.
“There are several benefits from this project, including the local job opportunities created, the boosting of local businesses, the socio-economic developments for Barangay Capirpiriwan, and the Energy Regulation No. 1-94 benefit which gives host communities a share from the profits of power plants,” Marasigan said.
Primabelle Gobantes, supervising energy regulation officer of the Energy Regulatory Commission said solar projects help the government’s efforts to reach the renewable energy targets under the National Renewable Energy Plan.
MGreen is adding 85.2 MW of solar capacity in 2025, including the recently inaugurated solar power plant in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija and the upcoming expansion of an existing solar facility in Baras, Rizal.
This is MGEN’s seventh solar power plant in the Philippines after MGreen BulacanSol, Nueva Solar, MGreen Baras Solar, MGreen Bongabon Solar, MGreen SP Calatagan and MGreen SP Tarlac.
