By Iris Gonzales (The
Philippine Star) | Updated June 1, 2016 - 12:00am
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Robinsons
Land Corp. (RLC), the property arm of the Gokongwei group, launched its latest
solar-powered mall here Monday.
RLC president Frederick Go said the
solar plant with a capacity of 2,883.2 kilowatts or 3.13 million kilowatt-hours
of power a year, is the world’s biggest solar-powered facility.
“The sprawling design of Robinsons
Starmills and the wide open surrounding space make it ideal for a large scale
solar power facility,” Go said.
The facility translates to 25
percent in energy savings in the monthly electricity bills of Robinsons
Starmills.
The company tapped Solenergy Systems
Inc. as EPC contractor for the project, which consists of 10,880 solar panels
covering 1.75 hectares of roof space.
Starmills will harness more than
2.88 megawatts of power during peak hours, Solenergy said.
Go said RLC is continuously looking
for ways to adopt sustainable practices and minimize its carbon footprint by
steadily shifting to the use of renewable energy.
“The thrust to install solar power
facilities in all of its malls “demonstrates the company’s commitment to help
protect the environment from the adverse effects of carbon emissions,” Go said.
He added that solar power facilities
require minimal maintenance and produce no emission as they consistently
produce energy for at least 25 years.
Robinsons Starmills is a popular
destination in San Fernando because of its outlet concept which brings popular
brands under one roof for shoppers looking for great deals.
It also houses an inter-regional bus
terminal, making it a meeting point for various destinations in NCR, Central
and Northern Luzon.
Aside from the recently completed
facilities in Robinsons Starmills and Angeles, Go said RLC will also be
operating new solar power plants in its malls in Tacloban and Bacolod.
Go said once completed, RLC will
have 10 malls with solar facilities with a total capacity of 12.5 megawatts,
resulting to an annual yield of 14.6 million kilowatt-hours.
“All our future malls will also be
designed to ensure that the shape and layout of the roofs will allow the most
efficient installation of solar panels to make the most of the power provided
by the sun so that we will be using even less electricity from the grid,”
Go said.
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