Maynilad Water Services Inc. has switched on a P100-million, one-megawatt solar power installation at the La Mesa compound, which is expected to help wring 10 percent out its electricity costs in operating the pump station.
The solar photovoltaic system occupies a land area of about 8,250 square meters, and is intended to reduce Maynilad’s dependence on the grid and fossil fuels for electricity.
Also, the project is designed for optimal use for at least 40 years to augment power supply for the pump station that runs round the clock to send out water supply from two treatment plants at La Mesa to the reservoirs for distribution to customers.
The first treatment plant is an Americ…
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