Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI) last February 4 inaugurated the Maytegued micro-grid hybrid power system, a solar and wind power system that will now serve as the community’s main source of electricity.
Barangay Maytegued is one of the islands of the municipality of Taytay in Palawan and is home to about 700 people.
This system is able to generate 24/7 reliable and clean energy service for the island, directly connected to 86 households, where 70 solar home systems were distributed.
The project will be directly operated by the Maytegued Electric Association, a group consisted of residents that are connected to the grid.
The association will be collecting membership fees and monthly payments based on the power consumption of each household, monitored through meter readings. These revenues will be allocated to the maintenance and scaling up of operations.
