Grid access for Terra Solar OK’d

In its pursuit of becoming the world’s largest solar farm, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Hybrid Terra Solar project has been granted regulatory approval to connect to the Luzon grid.

- By GABRIELL CHRISTEL GALANG

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the 3,500 megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaic (PV) solar project and its 4,500 MW-hour (MWh) BESS to link the assets to dedicated point-to-point transmission facilities.

This transmission line will then connect via a bus-in along the Nagsaag-San Jose 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, which is operated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).