By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated September 4, 2017 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - PNOC
Renewables Corp. (PNOC-RC), the renewable energy arm of state-run Philippine
National Oil Co., is setting up more solar rooftop systems in
government-related facilities as part of its thrust to promote the use of
renewable energy and energy efficient projects.
It has signed a memorandum of
agreement with the Philippine International Convention Center to install a
1.2-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic facility at the PICC Complex.
Once completed, it will be PNOC-RC’s
largest solar rooftop project in government buildings.
The PICC solar project shall be
implemented in three phases, the first of which comprises the rooftops of the
reception, secretariat and delegation buildings.
The installation of the second and
third phases is expected to be done in other PICC buildings by 2018.
“The project is PICC’s way of supporting
the government’s renewable energy program which promotes the development,
utilization, and commercialization of clean and green energy technology. We are
grateful for this mutually beneficial partnership with PNOC-RC,” PICC general
manager Renato Padilla said.
For its part, PNOC-RC said it is
hopeful the milestone would pave the way for more collaboration with other
government agencies in pursuing the use of renewable energy towards an
energy-efficient industry.
So far, the government-run company
has installed several solar rooftop systems in various government-related
facilities.
Earlier this year, it completed
three solar rooftop installations totaling 240 kilowatts in the University of
the Philippines in Diliman, making it its first state university project.
A 200-kw solar rooftop project was
also built at the Commission on Audit dormitory and the Professional and
Institutional Development Sector building last February.
More recently, PNOC-RC inaugurated
two projects with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The first one is a
200-kw project constructed at the BSP electronic data processing center in
Manila which will supply a portion of the buildings’ energy demands.
The second solar rooftop
installation with the central bank is a 400-kw solar facility at the BSP
Security Plant Complex in Quezon City, the largest among all the installation
of PNOC RC on government buildings to date.
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