(Part of the 1,800 Canadian solar panels installed on the rooftop of Viskase Asia Pacific Corp. Contributed Photo)
(Viskase managing director Ali Poussabata and plant manager Josh Go press the ceremonial button to switch on the inverters for the first industrial scale solar rooftop project in any freeport in the Philippines. Photo by Ashley Manabat)
CLARK FREEPORT – “We are taking the lead!”
Thus, said Josh Go during the ceremonial switching of the electrical inverters capable of generating 604-kilowatt of electricity powered by the first industrial-scale solar power rooftop project in any freeport zone in the country.
Go, is the plant manager of Viskase Asia Pacific Corp., a manufacturing firm of cellulose, plastic and collagen casings as well as packaging materials for meat products here.
Go also said the plant here is the first solar power rooftop for the whole Viskase group around the world.
The solar rooftop project consists of more than 1,800 Canadian solar panels covering about 75 percent of the entire roof of the plant and 12 Hwawei inverters.
Go said it represents about 25 percent of the total power consumption of the company on a day-to-day basis.
He also noted a $10,000 savings for the company and the elimination of eight tons of carbon footprint.
“Beyond the financial aspect of our project, our responsibility is to really go into renewable energy in term s of preserving the environment,” Go said.
“This will change totally the architecture of our operation and we are happy and proud to be the first,” he added.
Present during the switching on ceremony were Chester Yap, Canadian Solar regional sales manager for Southeast Asia; Architect Amado Viray and electrical engineer Neil Bognot of Hausland Development Corp.; Wendell Umali, corporate planning manager of Red Dragon Farms which operate Fresh Options meat shop; as well as officers and members of the Clark Investors and Locators Association led by Danny Abad.
Viskase is also present in the US, France, Poland, Brazil, Mexico and Germany.
