Proposed changes to rules and regulations will strengthen the Philippines’ position as leading energy storage market in the ASEAN region.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has outlined new draft market rules and policies for energy storage, a month after the country allowed 100% foreign ownership of renewable energy assets.

A 49MW battery storage system has just been commissioned at a floating diesel power plant in Mindanao, Philippines.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) and regulators are considering changing rules governing ownership of grid-connected energy storage systems.

Philippines power generator and utility Aboitiz Power will put a 49MW battery energy storage system into commercial operation this month, and has started construction on another.

Prime Infrastructure Capital, owned by Filipino businessman Enrique K Razon, is in line to provide 500MW of pumped hydro power to national utility Meralco.

The first 500MWh of SMC Global Power’s battery storage portfolio has been installed.

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An infrastructure group owned by Philippine billionaire Enrique K Razon has proposed construction of one of the biggest solar-plus-storage projects in the world.