Meralco unit energizes 1-MW solar farm in La Mesa pumping station听听
A SUBSIDIARY of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has recently energized a听one-megawatt (MW) solar farm within Maynilad Water Services, Inc.鈥檚 La Mesa Pumping station in Quezon City.听听听
Meralco said in a statement on Thursday that its renewable energy unit, Spectrum, has energized the solar farm composed of 2,592 pieces of 390W Sunpower solar panels laid out across 8,250 square meters of land.听 听
The solar farm is projected to generate 1.32 million kilowatts hour (kWh) per annum while cutting the company鈥檚 carbon footprint by 943.32 tons, comparable to planting 1.94 million trees.听 听
鈥淭his enables the pumping station to generate clean energy for its own use via solar power. With this new solar farm, Spectrum helps Maynilad take a step further in their journey towards sustainability and eco-friendliness,鈥澨齅eralco said.听听听
According to Meralco, the solar facility in La Mesa is one of Spectrum鈥檚 projects that听has听a capacity of at least 1 MW. Other projects听are听in the City of Dreams, International Rice Research Institute, and the听Cagbalete听solar farms.听听听
Meralco鈥檚 controlling stakeholder, Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc., is partly owned by PLDT, Inc. Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary听MediaQuest听Holdings, Inc., has interest in听大象传媒听through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls.听鈥斕齊evin听Mikhael听D.听Ochave听听听
