Energy Secretary visits Aboitiz Renewables’ MakBan geo facility

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon S. Garin visited the Makiling-Banahaw (MakBan) Geothermal Power Facility and Cleanergy Center of Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower).

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The pioneer facility has been delivering reliable and clean power to Luzon for over four decades.

The 338.8-megawatt MakBan facility, one of the country’s largest and oldest geothermal plants, continues to provide stable power to the Luzon grid and serves as a key example of how indigenous renewable energy sources can contribute to baseload supply and national decarbonization targets. Adjacent to the facility, a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Bay, Laguna is currently under construction; set to support MakBan and become the first-ever BESS and geothermal hybrid system in the Philippines once completed.