Enigin Update - Philippines to set new Energy Efficiency Standards
THE Phiippine Department of Energy (DoE) is about to propose a national energy efficiency law to the Filipino congress.
The initial proposal for an energy efficiency law was made public as early as January 2010, and after many consultations the law, in its current version, will urge energy efficient construction and other operations across the country through offering incentives to those that comply with the new law, while imposing penalties on those who don’t.
Jose Rene D. Almendras, DoE secretary, revealed that the government is currently planning to upgrade 140 agency buildings in line with a national energy efficiency plan.
Ahead of this Almendras declared that many places, such as Quezon City, are already instituting the green building ordinance, with a 25 percent tax relief for energy efficiency-compliant buildings.
Aldrin Cuña, the Quezon City mayor’s spokesman stated: “Tax credit is important, otherwise no one would build green or use green technology to reduce energy consumption.”
Deputy director for technology for the Philippine Sugar Millers Association, Inc., Oscar L. Cortes, stated that they are monitoring energy efficiency legislation along with are negotiating for a higher feed-in tariff rate with the government.
“There is huge potential for mills to go into commercial cogeneration, but we have to look into our energy systems first. Energy efficiency must be secured, so investment in cogeneration will not go to waste,” said Mr. Cortes.
Almendras concluded by emphasising that energy efficiency is the cheapest course of action which can yield the greatest monetary savings while reducing carbon emissions.
Enigin Distributors across the Philippines are helping many commercial building owners and tenants to improve their energy efficiency, reduce emissions and save money on energy costs through utilising energy saving technology from Enigin.
Picture of Quezon City by Jun Acullador
