Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System project in Lapu-Lapu City

The Manila Times

Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System project in Lapu-Lapu City  A 30-megawatt Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), the first of its kind in Visayas, broke ground on July 17, 2025, inside the Mactan Economic Zone in Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City.   The project aims to enhance energy reliability and support the growing demand from key sectors across the region.  The facility is being developed by AboitizPower and East Asia Utilities Corporation and will store electricity during off-peak hours and release it during peak demand.   Cebu Governor Pamela “Pam” Baricuatro attended the launch and welcomed the initiative, calling it a “bold and timely move” that supports inclusive growth and sustainable development in Cebu.  VIDEO BY KAISER JAN FUENTES  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #LapuLapuCity #Philippines

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00:00This is a bold and innovative step that comes exactly the right time and it is a testament to your long-standing leadership in the energy sector.

00:30More than this milestone, I want to commend a witness for your consistent and meaningful commitment to development.

00:37You have always been a strong partner in powering progress.

00:41Not just through electricity, but through investment in people, sustainability, and the future.

00:48This project, I am told, is expected to boost supply, reliability, and support the growing demands of our growing economy,

00:56especially in our economic zones and industrial corridors.

01:00That is why I am truly grateful for this, as this supports my dream and promise to bring Cebu to greater heights of inclusive growth,

01:11where opportunities are created, businesses strive, and no Cebuanos is left behind.

01:17As governor of Cebu, I have made it my promise to deliver premier public service in healthcare, tourism, and infrastructure,

01:32and most especially in economic development.

01:35But I cannot believe that we need partners who believe in the same vision.

01:43And today, I am glad to say that Abuitis is one of those partners.

01:47And this event is a symbol of what we can achieve when the public and private sector works together.

02:00Together, let us build a Cebu that is strong, sustainable, and competitive.

02:08A Cebu that delivers not just power, but opportunity and progress for every Cebuano.

02:15God hug, salamat, and I look forward to a continued partnership with you all.

02:22Congratulations again, and more power.

02:24And we have to think of a strategy, how we can transition these facilities that have served us,

02:46and have served Cebu, and have served Bakhtan for more than 30 years,

02:50to continue to continue to produce value, not just for Cebu, but for the whole of the customers.

02:57So this hybrid concept is one of the solutions we put together.

03:02Meaning we will use the reliable diesel, but partnering it with a fast response of a battery.

03:10So this is our third project, but the very first one in Cebu, and the very first one in Bakhtan.

03:19So now we are here.

03:21We're going to build our first hybrid battery energy storage system project in the design.

03:28As we call it hybrid, because it will work together with the diesel.

03:32So we are partnering the quick response of our battery, so like your cell phones.

03:40Once you turn on, you will see 30 megawatts.

03:43However, we know that our batteries have finite charge.

03:49So within 30 minutes, we discharge the batteries.

03:52So this is the advantage of this technology that we have.

03:58So in others, we probably have seen other battery installations elsewhere.

04:03So in the others, once the battery loses its charge,

04:08it's a battery, it's an idle asset.

04:11So what we have is that after the battery loses its charge,

04:18the diesel will kick in.

04:19It will continue to provide the energy and the service needed by the grid.

04:25So East Asia was established in 1993,

04:30and has helped to provide reliable peaking power to Cebu at the PESA economic zone in Bakhtan

04:37over those 30 years.

04:39In recent times, we have been called on to support.

04:43We've had issues in Bakhtan,

04:45we've had problems with the NDCB,

04:48and last year, we had to run 70% of the time,

04:53which for a diesel plant is very, very high.

05:09We're at risk of między common.

05:13So we'll get into a personal control room there.

05:23Where are we on the air?

05:25So we can put the air in the air.

05:27Get the air in the air.

05:29You can put it on to the air.

05:30It's because of the air is also a small Dáil.

05:32I can put a camera over there because it's not one day.

05:34The air in case of now,

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