The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to conduct an energy audit among resorts and hotels in this resort island in order to encourage stakeholders to take part in their conservation program.
DOE assistant secretary Leonilo Lariosa said the government is able to save P1.2 billion worth of electricity for this year in their campaign for energy conservation efforts among the government offices around the country.
"If the private firms would take part in our energy conservation program, we would be able to use our meager energy resources for a more productive means to further strengthen the economy," he said in a press conference held in Boracay Convention Center on December 7.
The DOE visited Boracay as part of its National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM) observe every December. The theme of this year’s celebration is "Towards Energy Access for More Through Energy Efficiency and Conservation."
Energy conservation hopes to reduce need for oil imports. Such reduction will lower the capital and operating costs of electricity and will consequently provide Filipino sufficient electricity at lower possible costs.
"For companies, increased energy efficiency means more savings and higher profit which will lead to greater company stability, more jobs and competitive markets. At the household level, energy conservation will mean less power consumption and more savings from electricity cost," Lariosa added.
To conduct the energy audit, the DOE plans to enter through a memorandum of agree-ment among business organizations in this resort island such as the Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) and the Boracay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
They also plan to personally discuss the program among big hotels which are not members of either the BFI nor the BCCI. (PNA) /MP
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