Davao City, Philippines – Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (Mapúa MCM), in collaboration with renewable energy developer PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC), officially switched-on its 360 KWp solar rooftop power project on July 8, 2024, in Davao City, marking an important step in the school’s sustainability journey.

“We are pleased to share this milestone with the entire Mapúa MCM community. The successful completion and activation of this solar rooftop project is a testament to the institution’s commitment to embracing technological advancement and education, promoting sustainable energy solutions, and creating a more eco-friendly campus environment,” says Mapúa MCM President & CEO, Dr. Dodjie S. Maestrecampo. “We have once again demonstrated our pro-active stance towards environmental stewardship through this initiative. Moreover, this project will not only help us achieve a more energy-efficient campus but will also provide invaluable hands-on learning opportunities for our students in energy science, engineering, and environment-related courses,” adds Dr. Maestrecampo.

On February 13, 2024, Mapúa MCM and PGEC signed an agreement to install a 360KWp solar rooftop power project, consisting of 600 units of 600wp solar panels in the school’s 2 main buildings. MMCM issued the Notice to Proceed on May 17, 2024 and the installation took less than three months to complete.

PGEC President & CEO F. G. Delfin Jr. declared, “We thank Mapúa MCM for their trust in PGEC’s track record and our contractor Equinox Synergy for their exemplary performance. We are delighted to contribute not only to Mapúa MCM’s savings in electricity cost but also in advancing its sustainability journey. In switching on this 360 KWp rooftop solar project, PGEC is putting on-line our second RE project in 2024 following the commissioning start last April 4, 2024 of our Nabas-2 wind farm in the much-starved Panay grid. PGEC is committed to investing in more and bigger capacity RE projects in Mindanao and throughout the country.”

PGEC is the renewable energy holding unit of publicly-listed PetroEnergy Resources Corporation (PERC). PGEC has investments in 32MW Maibarara Geothermal Power Project in Batangas, 50MW Nabas Wind Power Project in Aklan, and 70MWdc Tarlac Solar Power Project in Tarlac. PGEC is actively expanding its RE portfolio with new solar and offshore wind energy projects all over the country.