THE Office of Bohol Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado and the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) in Region 7 are now brainstorming to make Bohol’s Second District the first “Green District” in the province.
Aumentado, Neda-7 Director Efren Carreon, Assistant Director Dionisio Ledres and their staff met last week with the municipal planning and development coordinators (MPDCs) of the Second District’s 14 towns at the JJs Seafood Village in Tagbilaran City to discuss solar energy. Carreon, Ledres and staff answered questions posed by the MPDCs on the advantages of solar energy, the partners to tap for the implementation and the wherewithal to purchase the panels.
Solar energy does not discharge waste or effluents to the environment, hence, “green”.
For starters, the development workers plan on using solar energy to power their lights and small appliances during the day, and switch to energy from power distributor Bohol Electric Cooperative (Boheco), if needed, for overtime work at night if required. The towns also have the option to purchase batteries.
Plans are afoot for piloting San Isidro town for the project. The scheme proposes for the town to get all its power requirements from solar energy for the next four to 10 years.
The solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of the municipal building and other government structures. The rest of the towns are expected to follow suit before the year is over, hence the first Green District.