DoE seeks suppliers of 5-M CFLs
By Abigail L. Ho
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:14:00 01/08/2009
Filed Under: Government Contracts, Energy Savings
MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Energy, as part of the government’s energy efficiency drive, said it had started its search for suppliers of five million compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) for distribution this year.
It said the lamps would be the first batch of the 13 million that would be distributed to residential electricity consumers all over the country.
Of the total, 1.33 million CFLs will be distributed to customers in power distributor Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco’s) north sector: 220,000 in Novaliches, Quezon City; 180,000 in Commonwealth, Quezon City and Valenzuela; 150,000 in Sta. Maria in Bulacan; 140,000 in the Malabon-Caloocan area; 120,000 in Baliwag, Balagtas and Malolos in Bulacan; and 100,000 in Balintawak, Quezon City.
For Meralco’s central sector, 180,000 will be distributed to residential customers in Cainta in Rizal, Marikina and Pasig; 140,000 in Makati and the Malate-Pasay area; 120,000 in Angono in Rizal; 100,000 in Mandaluyong, Tutuban in Manila, Kamuning in Quezon City and España in Manila; and 60,000 in Roosevelt, Quezon City, for a total of 1.4 million CFLs.
Customers within Meralco’s south sector will be given 1.73 million CFLS: 240,000 in Dasmariñas, Cavite; 200,000 in Rosario in Cavite, Calamba and San Pedro in Laguna and Alabang in Muntinlupa City; 180,000 in the Las Piñas-Parañaque and San Pablo-Santa Cruz areas; 160,000 in Bacoor in Cavite; 100,000 in Lucena City in Quezon; and 70,000 in Batangas.
In the Visayas and Mindanao, Visayan Electric Co. Inc. will get 250,000 units, Davao Light and Power Co. Inc., 200,000 units, and Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co. Inc., 90,000 units.
Bids from interested suppliers will be opened on Jan. 16, in line with the single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure of the Asian Development Bank.
Other components of the energy efficiency program are the retrofitting of government offices and public lighting installations to enable the use of energy-efficient lamps, expansion of the energy-efficiency labeling system, establishment of a lamp waste facility, setting up of green building initiatives and communication, and increasing social mobilization.
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