RCBC funds P4.5B Visayas hybrid solar project7

MANILA, Philippines – Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has provided a P4.5-billion financing facility for a 99-megawatt peak (MWp) solar-plus-storage project in Iloilo, marking another major investment in the Philippines’ growing renewable energy sector.

The Yuchengco-led bank said it had signed the omnibus loan and security agreement for Project Luca, a solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system (BESS) development of Singapore-based renewable energy firm ib vogt APAC in Ajuy, Iloilo.

RCBC will serve as the sole lender for the project, while RCBC Capital Corp. acted as lead arranger.

The project combines a 99-MWp solar facility with a 4-MW/16-MW-hour BESS, making it ib vogt’s first hybrid solar-plus-BESS development in the Visayas.

Early engineering, procurement and construction works began earlier this year, with commercial operations targeted by the second quarter of 2027.