PHILIPPINE Spring Water Resources Inc. (PSWRI), the local manufacturer and distributor of Nature’s Spring bottled water, has tapped UGE International Ltd. to install solar rooftops with a total rated capacity of 3.5 megawatts (MW).
UGE said it secured a contract to construct three additional solar projects for PSWRI. The projects will generate approximately 4,900,000 kilowatt-hours of solar energy annually, significantly lowering energy costs for PSWRI.
“Nature’s Spring is proving to be a leader in the Philippines’s transition to clean, renewable energy and their sustainability efforts will not go unrewarded. UGE’s rooftop-solar systems provide the lowest cost energy available, now and for decades to come,” said Tyler Adkins, regional director for UGE.
By awarding these three new solar projects to UGE, PSWRI will increase its energy independence and sustainability profile.
UGE will maintain the solar systems at all three sites in Bulacan, Laguna and Mandaue over their 25-plus year lifetime, during which time PSWRI will greatly reduce their reliance on expensive, environmentally harmful fossil fuels. By generating a significant share of the energy consumed at each site, the projects will continue to benefit PSWRI for years.
Nature’s Spring said it wants to adopt practices that are sustainable in the long run. The transition to renewable energy, it added, is a big part of that future, as it looks forward to working with UGE.
The additional projects come on the heels of UGE’s successful completion of PSWRI’s first solar system at their main facility in Cebu City, which was commissioned in January this year.
“Across the Philippines, installing rooftop solar represents a massive opportunity to significantly reduce energy bills, while simultaneously leaving a cleaner planet for future generations. It’s a no-brainer,” Adkins said.