18 MW: MonteSol, Philippines

Monte Solar Energy Inc. (MonteSol) is a joint venture between Ayala Group’s AC Energy Holdings Inc. and Bronzeoak Philippines formed to build an 18 MWp solar power plant located near Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The 18 MWp MonteSol PV Power Plant was energized and commissioned on February 27, 2016.

Installed in just over 2.5 months or 80 days from “first pile in” to commissioning and energization (“first power out”), the MonteSol PV Power Plant produces some 24,205 MWh per year of solar electricity, offsetting about 14,838 tons of CO2 and powering 16,200 average Philippine households annually.

Project Highlights

Commissioning:
February 2016

Location:
Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines

Installed Capacity:
18 MWp

Annual Yield:
24,205 MWh

Modules:
68,160 JA Solar polycrystalline

Inverters:
16 SMA Central inverters

Mounting System:
fixed tilt, ground mount

Size of Plant:
213,292 Square meters

Annual CO2 Savings:
14,838 tons