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45 MW

Installed capacity

San Carlos, Negros Occidental

Philippines

44,125*

tCO2e
Annual emissions avoided

15,150*

Homes powered

The Philippines’ first utility-scale solar farm, SacaSol is a greenfield, standalone solar plant located inside the San Carlos Ecozone in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, generating renewable energy to supply daytime peak power to the Visayas grid.

*based on net attributable figures as of Dec 2024

Thriving together: Bringing healthcare closer to communities

Through the Health Caravan, a collaboration between ACEN’s Visayas plants and Generika, communities in Negros island and Guimaras gained access to medical check-ups, mobile blood donations and health education sessions.

By offering medical missions, feeding programs and essential health services, the initiative directly improved the lives of residents while strengthening local healthcare infrastructure. Through continuous engagement, resource allocation and collaboration with local government units (LGUs) and non-government organizations (NGOs), the goal is to build a self-sustaining healthcare network that serves generations to come.

ACEN power plants awarded IMS certification


ACEN’s operating power plants in the Philippines were recently awarded the prestigious Integrated Management System (IMS) certification as verified by DQS Certification Philippines, Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems worldwide.

Nine of ACEN’s operating plants have passed the IMS certification for:
• ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System)
• ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System)
• ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System)

The IMS initiatives serve as a guide in promoting a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence in ACEN’s power plants through simplification and standardization in many of it’s processes and risk-based approaches for better governance.

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Solar energy co-exists with agriculture through ACEN’s agrivoltaics program

ACEN’s solar farms in the Philippines have piloted an innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary program which aims to support the energy transition while helping provide food security and livelihood opportunities to local communities.

Agrivoltaics is the simultaneous use of land to generate solar energy and produce agricultural products, addressing the dual need to transition to clean energy and increase food supply. In this symbiotic farming system, the plants help keep the solar panels cool, making them more productive by generating up to 10% more electricity, and allowing for more solar energy to be harnessed.

Donation of flood lights and waste bins to San Carlos LGU


SaCaSol has turned over 8 solar rechargeable flood lights and 6 waste bins to the local government of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, a symbolic gesture of strengthening ties between ACEN’s solar plant and the local government for the benefit of the people of San Carlos.

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25 September 2014

Sacasol and the inauguration of the 6000Wp Off-grid Solar CSR Project of Camaniangan Elementary School, Brgy. Prosperidad, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.


Through solar panels, SacaSol supplied off-grid schools with enough electricity to operate their facilities during daytime peak hours.

Highlights

ACEN economic stake:

100%

Project status: Operating

Start of commercial operations:
2014

Solar panel specifications:

Phase 1 & 2: 245 – 270 Wp PV modules
Phase 3 & 4: 250 – 260 Wp PV modules

Recognition/s:

Solar Power Project of the Year – Silver (Charlton Media Group, 2014)
Independent Power Producer of the Year Award – Bronze (Charlton Media Group, 2014)
Sustainable Energy Finance Award (International Finance Corporation, 2014)

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