PNOC renewables to put up more solar rooftop systems

MANILA, Philippines -  PNOC Renewables Corp. (PNOC-RC), the renewable energy arm of state-run Philippine National Oil Co., is setting up more solar rooftop systems in government-related facilities as part of its thrust to promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficient projects.

It has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine International Convention Center to install a 1.2-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic facility at the PICC Complex.

Once completed, it will be PNOC-RC’s largest solar rooftop project in government buildings.

The PICC solar project shall be implemented in three phases, the first of which comprises the rooftops of the reception, secretariat and delegation buildings.

The installation of the second and third phases is expected to be done in other PICC buildings by 2018.

“The project is PICC’s way of supporting the government’s renewable energy program which promotes the development, utilization, and commercialization of clean and green energy technology. We are grateful for this mutually beneficial partnership with PNOC-RC,” PICC general manager Renato Padilla said.

For its part, PNOC-RC said it is hopeful the milestone would pave the way for more collaboration with other government agencies in pursuing the use of renewable energy towards an energy-efficient industry.

So far, the government-run company has installed several solar rooftop systems in various government-related facilities.

Earlier this year, it completed three solar rooftop installations totaling 240 kilowatts in the University of the Philippines in Diliman, making it its first state university project.

A 200-kw solar rooftop project was also built at the Commission on Audit dormitory and the Professional and Institutional Development Sector building last February.

More recently, PNOC-RC inaugurated two projects with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The first one is a 200-kw project constructed at the BSP electronic data processing center in Manila which will supply a portion of the buildings’ energy demands.

The second solar rooftop installation with the central bank is a 400-kw solar facility at the BSP Security Plant Complex in Quezon City, the largest among all the installation of PNOC RC on government buildings to date.