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Clark Solar

Solar power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines. Approximate location 15.0736, 120.5893.

SolarCentral LuzonPhilippinesPVPre Construction

Clark Solar is a 22 MW solar power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines. It is operated by Enfinity Phillippines Renewable Resources Inc.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 9.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #146 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 2.4% of Philippines's electricity; the national grid averages 588 gCO₂/kWh (23.3% low-carbon) (2025).

22Legacy source-record capacity
9,488homes powered (est.)
2016Pre Construction year

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023905.

Data status

Known data

FacilityClark Solar WRI
CountryPhilippines · Central Luzon WRI
Coordinates15.0736, 120.5893 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity22 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerEnfinity Phillippines Renewable Resources Inc. WRI
Commissioned2016 WRI
TechnologyPV WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#146 of 186 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#19 of 48 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.39× · 16 MW median · 48 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent9,488 calculated
Climate27.5°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 41/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 22 MW, Clark Solar is well above the median solar plant in Philippines (16 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Its current lifecycle status is “pre construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Philippines

Helios: 132 MW132HeliosSta. Rita Solar: 100 MW100Sta. Rita …Concepcion: 92 MW92ConcepcionTanauan: 64 MW64TanauanCalatagan Solar: 63 MW63Calatagan …First Toledo Solar: 60 MW60First Tole…Sacasun: 59 MW59SacasunPetrosolar: 50 MW50Petrosolar

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Enfinity Phillippines Renewable Resources Inc..

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 15.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.5°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,462cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
12 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 26 °CJF: 26 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 29 °CMJ: 28 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 27 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 28 °CON: 27 °CND: 26 °CD29 °C

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 1.5% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
3.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
66 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #19 largest solar power plant of 48 in Philippines by capacity.

Philippines has 48 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,296 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 15.0736, 120.5893 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Clark Solar?

Clark Solar is a 22 MW source-record solar power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines, planned/announced for 2016.

How many homes can Clark Solar power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 9,488 homes (estimated).

Who operates Clark Solar?

Clark Solar is operated by Enfinity Phillippines Renewable Resources Inc..

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