ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Energy Efficiency Excellence Award to the Iloilo provincial government.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. received the award on Tuesday, December 20, in Pasay City.
THE provincial government of Iloilo is a recipient of the Energy Efficiency Excellence Award of the Department of Energy. (Iloilo Capitol PIO)
Iloilo was one of two provinces in the country awarded by DOE for its exemplary performance and pioneering initiatives in implementing the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) that seeks the reduction of power and oil consumption through efficient use of electricity or fuel in government vehicles.
Defensor said Iloilo allocated P30 million for renewable energy projects this year.
It is part of the expansion of projects as Iloilo is the country’s first local government unit (LGU) to enact a counterpart law to Republic Act No. 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act.
Defensor was accompanied by Iloilo Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office chief Caesar Emmanuelle Buyco, Provincial Board Member Rolando Distura, and EEC Focal Rey Victor Garin of the Provincial Planning and Development Office.