MORE Power Secures 6.6 MW Solar Boost for Iloilo City

By Francis Allan L. Angelo

A new power supply agreement between MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) and Urban Energy Development Corporation (UEDC) is poised to deliver 6.6 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to Iloilo City, reinforcing the city’s transition to a greener and more sustainable power grid.

“This partnership is part of our continuing mission to lead Iloilo towards a more sustainable energy future,” said MORE Power President and CEO Roel Z. Castro.

“We are steadily increasing the share of renewables in our power mix. With this new project, we take another significant step in hitting our long-term clean energy targets,” he added.

The deal, signed July 1, 2025, will tap energy from UEDC’s upcoming 8 MW-peak solar plant in Anilao, Iloilo, expected to be operational by mid-2026.

UEDC, a MabuhayPower Holdings Corp. subsidiary, won the contract during a competitive selection process held on April 4, 2025.

UEDC President Alfonso Javier D. Reyes said the partnership not only supports Iloilo’s sustainability goals but also sparks new economic and development opportunities in the province.

“We are proud to support MORE Power’s renewable energy goals with our first solar facility in Iloilo,” Reyes said.

“This project contributes to the country’s clean energy aspirations and provides new investment and development opportunities in the region,” he added.

Currently, MORE Power sources around 33 percent of its electricity from renewable energy, a figure set to increase with this new supply.

The initiative aligns with the Department of Energy’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which mandates a growing share of renewable sources in utilities’ energy mixes.

“This is not just compliance,” Castro emphasized. “This is commitment. We are driving the transition to a cleaner energy future—not just for Iloilo City, but as a model for utilities across the country.”

The Anilao solar power project is expected to break ground later this year and begin supplying clean electricity by mid-2026.