| Helios Solar Power Plant | |
| Name Official: | Helios Solar Power Plant |
| Location: | Cadiz, Negros Occidental |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Coordinates: | 10.9208°N 123.2964°W |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | July 2015 |
| Commissioned: | March 3, 2016 |
| Solar Type: | PV |
| Ps Units Operational: | 0 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 132.5 MW |
The Helios Solar Power Plant is a 132.5 MW solar power plant in Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines.[1] Upon its completion, the facility located in a 176ha land in Hacienda Paz, Barangay Tinampaan and is the largest solar power facility in Southeast Asia upon its commissioning.[2] It is considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia and the 7th largest in the world.[3]
Construction of the plant began in July 2015 with 2,500 Negrense employed during the facility's construction. 500 were employed for the plant's operations.[4] The Cadiz plant was developed by Helios Solar Energy Corp., a joint venture between Thailand-based Soleq Solar Co. and Gregorio Araneta Inc. and was commissioned by Singapore-based Equis Funds Group.[5] [6] Construction cost of the plant amounts to [7]
Originally the solar facility's unveiling was set on February 19, 2016 but this was delayed. President Benigno Aquino III was invited for the ceremony but declined citing a busy schedule won't allow Aquino to attend.[7] The facility commissioned as planned on March 3, 2016.[6]