The Helios Solar Power Plant is a 132.5 MW

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in Cadiz,

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. Upon its completion, the facility located in a land in Hacienda Paz, Barangay Tinampaan and is the largest solar power facility in Southeast Asia upon its commissioning. It was considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia until it was beaten by Vietnam’s Dau Tieng plant in

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and the Phu Yen solar plant respectively and the 7th largest in the world.

Construction

Construction of the plant began in July 2015 with 2,500

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employed during the facility's construction. 500 were employed for the plant's operations. 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. Construction cost of the plant amounts to Originally the solar facility's unveiling was set on February 19, 2016 but this was delayed. President

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was invited for the ceremony but declined citing a busy schedule won't allow Aquino to attend. The facility commissioned as planned on March 3, 2016.

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