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Meralco unit energizes solar rooftop in Bulacan

- – Danessa Rivera

Spectrum Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), has energized the first solar rooftop facility of plastic manufactur­er Alphatech Developmen­t Corp. in Bulacan.

The 856.8-kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar rooftop project which was inaugurate­d yesterday at Alphatech’s manufactur­ing plant in Guiguinto, Bulacan is aimed at supporting the plastic manufactur­er’s push for sustainabl­e business operations.

“Today’s inaugurati­on is a huge win for our company and our community. I’ve laid out the challenge to our company’s leadership team to seek ways to drive environmen­tal sustainabi­lity in our day-today operations, and this is a major step in that direction,” Alphatech SVP Allan Keith Castro said during the inaugural ceremony.

The project is expected to generate approximat­ely 1.125 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy every year and will allow Alphatech to save about P3.3 million in energy costs annually.

It will also allow the plastic manufactur­er to reduce its carbon footprint by an estimated 802 metric tons, which translates to more than 82,000 trees planted and 3.19 million kilometers reduced in vehicle travel per year.

“Working in a highly competitiv­e industry requires efficiency to cut down costs and resiliency to survive changes in regulation­s and we are glad that we are able to help Alphatech find solutions to achieve operationa­l efficienci­es using clean energy generated from this solar project. This is just the first step in its journey towards more sustainabl­e operations,” Spectrum COO Patrick Henry Panlilio said.

 ?? ?? In photo (from left) are Spectrum chief operations officer Patrick Henry Panlilio, Alphatech senior vice president Allan Keith Castro, Spectrum president and CEO Engr. Ferdinand Geluz, and Plastimer Group of Companies executive vice president Teo Kee Bin, at the inaugurati­on of Spectrum’s 856.80 kWp solar rooftop project in Alphatech’s manufactur­ing plant in Guiguinto, Bulacan.
In photo (from left) are Spectrum chief operations officer Patrick Henry Panlilio, Alphatech senior vice president Allan Keith Castro, Spectrum president and CEO Engr. Ferdinand Geluz, and Plastimer Group of Companies executive vice president Teo Kee Bin, at the inaugurati­on of Spectrum’s 856.80 kWp solar rooftop project in Alphatech’s manufactur­ing plant in Guiguinto, Bulacan.

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