Mayor Nilo Petracorta said on Monday the National Power Corporation (Napocor) held a ground breaking last March for the construction of PHP54 million 120-kilowatt (kW) solar power project awarded to Power Dimension Inc.
The island is
currently powered by expensive diesel power plant operated by the Napocor,
which runs 24 hours a day from the 18-hours operation last year.
The diesel power
plant produces 700-kW, enough to meet the island’s power demand. The power
plant serves 1,200 households in the island.
“Hopefully this will
lower the electricity rates of Limasawa,” Petracorta said. “This is also
environment-friendly since there is no carbon emission in solar power.”
Napocor targets to
complete the solar power project by September or November this year, said
Petracorta.
Aside from the solar
power plant project, Limasawa will also receive within this year two units of
200-kW and two units of 300-kW generator sets as part of the Napocor’s capacity
addition program.
The power firm will
also build its own fuel oil storage tank to ensure continuous supply even
during extreme weather conditions.
The town mayor said
this power development project will attract more businessmen to invest in the
island due to stable energy supply.
Limasawa is a 6th
class island town in Southern Leyte. Most of the 6,000 residents are dependent
on fishing for livelihood.
Tourism is an
alternative source of income in the island known as the site of First Catholic
Mass in the Orient held by the group of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
Due to increasing
number of tourist visiting the island, there’s a good number of lodging
facilities and inn established by local investors to cater on tourist needs,
resulting to the increase of electricity demand. (RTA/PNA)
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