DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a South Korean electric company for the implementation of solar panel projects in select defense and military facilities for free.
Lorenzana signed the MOU with Korea Electrical Safety Corp. (KESCO) President Jihyun Park at Camp Aguinaldo in what the DND said was a project “in line with the vision of shifting to sustainable energy resources.”
The MOU calls for the development and implementation of solar power projects in AFP and DND facilities, including Camp General Macario Peralta Jr. in Capiz and Camp Kibaritan in Bukidnon with initial rated capacity of 50 to 100 megawatts, respectively.
Lorenzana thanked KESCO for its generosity and valuable contribution to the country’s renewable energy projects.
“Today’s activity goes hand-in-hand with the global initiative to shift toward green energy and economy to drastically decrease harm against the planet,” Lorenzana said.
“To strengthen the energy competitiveness of the Philippines, we hope that both governments will join together to continue to support with the success of this partnership,” said Park.
The DND said the agreement was in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Philippines with South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the Expansion of the Renewable Energy Deployment.
The agreement was signed on June 4, 2018 in South Korea during President Duterte’s state visit.
KESCO is a government corporation under South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
