Sta. Rita Solar — Philippines

Sta. Rita Solar is a 100.5 MW solar power station in Central Luzon, Philippines. It is operated by JOBIN. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 43k homes (estimated). It ranks #97 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. 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).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029962.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 100 MW for Santa Rita Solar Power Project, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000808723; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 100.5 MW, Sta. Rita Solar is well above the median solar plant in Philippines (16 MW). 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.

Key facts

Share of Philippines solar capacity

7.8% of 1,296 MW across 48 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

0 of 27 dated solar plants in Philippines are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Philippines

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

Owner

Operated by JOBIN.

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 14.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

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 0.8% 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

This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

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 #2 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

• Subic diesel power station · Oil · 120 MW · Subic Bay
• YH Green · Solar · 14.5 MW · Central Luzon
• SUBIC DPP · Oil · 116 MW · Central Luzon
• Morong Solar · Solar · 5 MW · Central Luzon
• KEPCO Subic Bay power station · Coal · 200 MW ·
• Subic power station · Gas · 660 MW · Central Luzon

Location

Coordinates 14.8052, 120.3634 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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