April 6, 2023: SMC International Energy Holdings inaugurated a 1,000MW/1,000MWh fleet of battery vitality storage techniques within the Philippines on April 4 — 570MW of which is equipped by Fluence Vitality.
Fluence mentioned the BESS portfolio, unfold throughout 32 websites, is the biggest in southeast Asia and offers superior grid stability as an increasing number of intermittent renewable vitality sources are added to the grid.
SMC is without doubt one of the largest electrical energy suppliers within the Philippines and the biggest buyer of US-based Fluence.
Fluence mentioned BESS initiatives present important grid stability providers to all the Nationwide Transmission Community within the Philippines together with frequency response, reserve energy, and voltage regulation.
“The deployment of those vitality storage techniques marks a major milestone within the Philippines’ clear vitality transition journey towards a cleaner, extra resilient, and versatile grid,” mentioned Fluence.
