By Richmond Mercurio (The
Philippine Star) | Updated April 3, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – Semirara
Mining and Power Corp. subsidiary Sem-Calaca Power Corp. (SCPC) has recently
installed 38 solar street lamps worth P2.4 million in Balayan, Batangas.
SCPC said the 20-watt LED lamps can
run for 12 hours using electricity converted from sunlight by photovoltaic
panels.
The energy generated by the panels
are stored in batteries and can be used to power the lamps from 6 p.m. to 6
a.m., the company said.
“We believe that conventional and
renewable energy can, and should, go together. What is important is finding the
right energy mix to secure the growing power requirements of consumers,” SCPC
president and COO Victor Consunji said.
Manufactured locally in Cavite, the
street lamps are intended to help secure the safety and maintain peace and
order for over 2,500 residents, motorists and commuters in Brgy.
Baclaran.
SCPC said it also plans to install
similar solar street lamps in two other communities soon.
Business ( Article MRec ),
pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Barangays Dacanlao and San Rafael will have 34
and 32 solar street lamps, respectively,” the firm said.
SCPC is a baseload supplier to the
Luzon grid, generating over 500 megawatts of energy from its Calaca power plant
in Batangas.
The DMCI group of the Consunji
family bought the plant from the government in July 2009.
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