Charting A Low-Carbon Future

In 2022, as the Philippines takes urgent action to avert a looming power crisis owing to the impending depletion of the Malampaya gas field in 2024 and aging power plants, SMGP is expediting completion of its first and largest grid-scale BESS network in the country.

The network consists of 32 BESS facilities strategically located in provinces nationwide, with a combined capacity of 1,000 MWh. They are part of SMC’s aggressive medium-term goal for power system decarbonization and resilience.

Today, lack of basic access to electricity and the reliability of supply remain common issues for millions of Filipinos. Over the decades, this imbalance in power supply has contributed to the uneven spread of growth and development, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

Our BESS facilities will support the country’s power grid by storing excess energy and injecting required power within milliseconds when needed, ensuring power quality and stability all over the country.

The BESS will address one of the major limitations of renewable energy—the intermittence of solar, wind, hydropower, and other renewables. Battery systems can support RE sources and help bring about more renewable investments in the future. In the near term, we estimate the integration of up to 5,000 MW of renewable power into the grid, due largely to our BESS facilities.

As nations around the world set ambitious goals to transition to renewables, demand for these large-scale energy storage systems will grow. BESS plays a key part in making renewables more viable for more Filipinos, and through it, San Miguel will lead the charge toward a cleaner energy future.

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