1st Floating BESS in Southeast Asia inaugurated in Maco

Governor Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga, together with Congressman Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Maco Mayor Arthur Carlos Voltaire R. Rimando, and other local officials, joined the AboitizPower Corp. for the Inauguration Ceremony of the 49-MW Floating Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located at Brgy. San Roque, Therma Marine Inc. Facility Power Barge in Maco town on April 5, 2024.

Therma Marine Inc. Chief Operating Officer Ronaldo S. Ramos led the ceremonial switching on of the BESS. It is said to be the first battery energy storage system in the country and the first floating hybrid BESS in Southeast Asia.

This modern technology is a combination of solar and diesel generators, providing economical, effective, and fast energy delivery solutions. Moreover, the project would help to provide enough energy to the entire province of Davao de Oro and its neighboring provinces.

Also present at this remarkable event were Maco Vice Mayor Alvera Veronica Rimando, Philippine Ports Authority – PMO-Davao Acting Engineering Services Division Manager Engr. Lara Simone Aba, Acting Executive Assistant Liberto Dela Rosa Jr., personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and among others.

Source: Philippine Ports Authority – PMO Davao

Photos: Chendy Gonzales of PGO