CLARK FREEPORT—As the demand for renewable energy increases, another locator inside this freeport has recently signed an agreement with a solar-power provider for an alternative solution to maintain a sustainable environment.
During the weekly Balitaan media forum recently, Rene Philip Banzon, Singapore Airlines (SIA) Engineering Corp. Philippines. deputy general manager, said his company has signed an agreement with AlphaSolar Inc. Balitaan is a weekly Kapihan (news forum over coffee) led by Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI) in cooperation with Clark Development Corp. (CDC).
The solar energy project of SIA is the second environment-friendly project that the firm will undertake in Clark.
Currently, it has a rainwater collection system using the roof to recycle water for toilets.
“As one of our recent projects in connection with our thrust toward sustainability is the solar roof panel which was signed last Tuesday [February 18],” Banzon said.
The contract signing is a go signal for the order and delivery of solar panels with a capacity of 504 megawatts, as big as the one in Viskase Asia Pacific Corp., which will be enough to power all three hangars.
AlphaSolar Inc. Managing Director Tito Maglaqui and Symbior Solar Business Development Manager Margaret Honrado were also present during the CAMI forum.
Maglaqui explained how solar energy could be cost-efficient for industries and households as the company is planning to create a business model that will benefit an entire community.
He said during the forum that they are also targeting regular households to try the alternative source of energy to power up their electric appliances. With this, “we will be mobilizing a project for Pampanga-based developers and subdivisions so we will containerize the energy storage systems for the community,” Maglaqui said.
“It’s a system-wide approach for a sharing economy,” he added.
Last year, AlphaSolar Inc. held their first Solar Energy Forum at the Clark Marriott Hotel, which was attended by Clark locators.
Among the first to subscribe to solar energy is Viskase Asia Pacific Corp., the first company to use industrial scale solar-powered rooftop system inside the freeport.
Solar energy produces about 910,000 kilowatt hours per year that will save around P190 million in 25 years.
SIA is joining the movement toward attaining a sustainable environment using renewable energy from solar power which is cost-efficient and safe.
According to the International Energy Agency, renewables will have the fastest growth in the electricity sector, providing almost 30 percent of power demand in 2023.
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