TIIC taps Vivant unit for add‘l solar capacity

Cebu-based manufacturing firm Treasure Island Industrial Corp. (TIIC) has partnered with Corenergy, a subsidiary of Vivant Energy Corp., to boost the solar generation capacity of its packaging division by 729.3 kilowatt peak (kWp).

Corenergy increased TIIC’s solar capacity by installing new solar panels on the rooftop of iPak’s manufacturing facility in Mandaue City.

“Our partnership with iPak dates back to 2019 when we first supplied and installed solar panels on the rooftop of their manufacturing plant. This was our first solar project in Cebu and that makes our partnership with iPak very special to us at Corenergy,” Vivant vice president of operations Mark Habana said.

The new solar panels are also expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions of the facility, which mainly produces plastic products, by 527 metric tons per year.

iPak completed the first phase of its rooftop solar project in 2019 with the installation of a 1,345- kWp system.

The completion of the second phase of the project is expected to bring iPak’s solar generation capacity to 2,074 kWp, which is equivalent to 35 percent of its energy demand.

“Today adds another milestone in the partnership between TIIC and Vivant Corenergy and we see more opportunities to grow together in our journey toward sustainability and cost-efficiency,” TIIC executive vice president Douglas Ong said.

“We are very satisfied with our partnership with Corenergy because we can have a cheaper energy source and yet one that is clean and friendly to the environment,” Ong added.

iPak specializes in the manufacture of flexible plastic packaging such as stand-up pouches, three-side seal bags, cap seals, labels, PE bags and collation shrink film.