THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) said Thursday that Mindanao would achieve a 100-percent electrification in 2028 from 80 percent to date. During the switch-on and building marker unveiling ceremonies of I-PURE (Integration of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy) projects in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda said…
MANILA - The European Union (EU) is powering an additional 30,500 homes in Mindanao with solar home systems (SHS), in addition to 10,000 homes already installed since the program began in 2019. In a statement, the EU on Monday said the SHS units were formally turned over in a ceremony led by the EU, World Bank, and the National Power Corporation (Napocor) to beneficiary households of five electric cooperatives in Bukidnon, Sultan Kudarat, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, and South Cotabato. The project, made possible through a grant worth PHP1.06 billion, is part of the larger 3.83 billion Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP) of the EU. Each SHS package includes a 50-watt peak solar panel, a charge controller with lithium-ion batteries able to power at least four LED bulbs, a radio, a torchlight, and USB ports for charging mobile devices. As the implementation agency of the ASEP, Napocor was responsible for the bulk procurement, delivery, and installation of these 30,500 SHS units to
The EU invested 18.4 million or around P1.06 billion euros for the project. The fund is under its 66-million-euro or P3.83 billion Access to Sustainable Energy Programme.
Given well-anticipated dilemma of recurring power supply shortages, the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) are being urged to take ‘embedded power generation’ as added recourse to ensure that their services to consumers are not disrupted. This has been the call set out by the National Electri