by Mario Casayuran July
18, 2016
The national government
should tap abundant solar power to save P1.2 billion annually in electric bills
and utilize the amount instead to finance social services programs, Senate
President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto said yesterday.
This was raised by
Recto after he filed Senate Bill No. 268 which, after its enactment into law,
would require government agencies to spearhead the use of renewable energy by
installing solar panels in public buildings.
The Solar Energy in
National Government Offices Act, mandates the Department of Public Works and
Highways, together with the Department of Energy, to build and retrofit
government buildings and offices with solar energy system.
‘’Solar energy is the
most abundant and fast-to-install power source. It is clean and cheap,” Recto
pointed out.
Last year, government
offices were projected to spend P12.9 billion on electricity bills, or a
monthly bill of more than P1 billion.
Building up solar power
to account for 10 percent of this would result in annual savings of P1.2
billion for the government, “an amount the Duterte administration can
re-channel to social services such as schools and hospitals,’’ Recto said.
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