THE PHILIPPINES SAVED some P4.4 billion in 2009 due largely to energy efficiency and conservation measures implemented by the government last year, according to the Department of Energy.
Documents from the DOE showed that the estimated energy displacement from its National Energy Efficiency and Conservation program reached some 140.9 million liters of oil equivalent (MMLOE) in 2009.
Meanwhile, the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) enabled government agencies to save 47.7 MMLOE through reduction in both fuel and electricity consumption from September 2005 to September 2009. This was equivalent to about P1.45 billion in savings, the DOE said.
The DOE said it would aggressively continue pushing similar measures, which could help take some pressure off the country’s total energy demand, as well as promote the protection of the environment.
“The government’s energy efficiency campaign will also maximize energy efficiency opportunities in homes, commercial buildings, and the industrial and transport sectors,” the agency said.
In January last year, the DOE jump-started the Philippine Energy Efficiency Project (PEEP), which was expected “to provide direct economic benefits to the country by reducing energy peak demand and the need to import oil for power generation.”
With PEEP, the government expects to reduce peak power demand by 450 megawatts (MW), reduce oil imports by $120 million yearly, defer power generation by 1,300 MW—equivalent to $300 million, generate clean development mechanism (CDM) revenue of about $10 million over the next two years under the Kyoto Protocol, and create an energy efficient market. Amy R. Remo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
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Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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