Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and WeGen Energy Philippines Inc. Vice President for Sales and Operations Orlando Alparce (2nd and 3rd from left) sign the agreement as Provincial Administrator Rayfrado Diaz (left) looks on.*
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson signed an agreement for a 1,270kW rooftop solar project that will enable the provincial government to save an estimated P9,637,749.00 in power cost annually and P404,537,528 in 25 years
Lacson signed the power purchase agreement with WeGen Energy Philippines Inc. represented by its Vice President for Sales and Operations Orlando Alparce at the Governor’s Office at the Capitol in Bacolod City on Monday, April 28.
Under the agreement WeGen Energy Philippines Inc. will install solar Photovoltaic (PV) System panels with a total capacity of 1,270.50kWp on six provincial government buildings, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.
They are the Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City – 220 kWp, Valeriano M. Gastuslao Memorial – District Hospital in Himamaylan City – 154 kWp, and in Bacolod City the Food Terminal Market Occidental Negros (FTMON) – 99 kWp, Negros First Cyber Centre – 588.50 kWp, Negros Residences – 68.20 kWp and the Provincial Capitol (Bacolod) – 140.80kWp.
The Inter-Agency Energy Efficiency and Conservation Committee led by Department of Energy through Resolution No. 8, s 2023 directs all government entities to source at least 20 percent of their energy requirements from renewable sources.
The rooftop solar project of the Negros Occidental provincial government would supply at least 40 percent of its power requirements, Diaz said.
The provincial government together with multi-stakeholders launched SecuRE Negros, a roadmap for renewable energy development in Negros Occidental, he pointed out.
He said by implementing the rooftop solar projects across several entities of the province, the provincial government walks its talks by leading the way.
The estimated yield from the solar panels will be 1,690,833 kWh annually and 37,985,707 kWh for 25 years, leading to savings of P404,537,528, Diaz said.
Its environmental impact would mean avoiding 25,521 metric tons of carbon dioxide for 25 years, he said.
It will also mean avoiding the use of 28,348,799 pounds of coal and 2,506,947 gallons of diesel and the displacement of 421,987 trees planted to sequester the volume of carbon dioxide.
The total renewable energy harvest of the provincial government will be equivalent to powering 5,318 homes for one year, he added.*