Slated for commissioning in the first half of 2026, the facility is one of the first large-scale energy storage systems in Central Visayas. The facility is the first in the Visayas capable of delivering continuous rated output for two hours before recharging. The company said on Wednesday (16 July) that construction will begin imminently on the BESS asset. It will be integrated into an existing operational thermal power. Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), through its subsidiary East Asia Utilities Corporation (EAUC), is set to construct a 30-megawatt (MW) hybrid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) within the Mactan Economic Zone, reinforcing efforts to improve grid reliability in the Visayas region. broke ground on a pioneering P1.