PGEC completes its pioneer solar rooftop installation on ETY building in Manila

PetroGreen Energy Corp. (PGEC) has completed its pioneer solar rooftop installation on the 12-story Enrique T. Yuchengco (ETY) office building in Binondo, Manila.

Project developer PGEC serves as the renewable energy holding firm of PetroEnergy Resources Corp. and Landev Corp. is the property management firm for the ETY building. Both are subsidiaries of the Yuchengco Group of Companies.

The facility has 352 units of 405-watt solar panels and two units of 60 kilowatts of AC power (kWac) of string inverter installed in 900 square meters of rooftop space and a 140.8 kilowatts-peak (kWp).

“The project takes advantage of synergies with PGEC’s utility-scale solar power ventures and we intend to provide other commercial and industrial clients with the same competitive service as we gave to ETY,” said PGEC Assistant Vice President for Power Plant Operations Paul Morala.

The system is capable of generating about 190 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, or approximately 20% of the building’s daily power consumption, and could yield substantial cost savings to the building owner.

The potential reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is estimated to reach 84.78 metric tons of CO2 avoidance on a yearly basis.

The project was safely completed in less than 15 weeks this year.

SOURCE: Manila Bulletin