BOHOL, the Philippines' first Unesco Global Geopark, is harnessing renewable energy (RE) to support its booming tourism industry. With a remarkable 313-percent surge in visitors in 2023, the island taps into clean energy solutions to meet growing infrastructure demands. Central to these efforts is the Dagohoy Solar Power Project (DSPP), the island's first large-scale solar farm.
DSPP uses 40,000 Trinasolar Vertex modules with a capacity of 27 MWp (megawatt-peak) to generate 41,000 MWh (megawatt-hour) of electricity annually. It is a collaboration between Dagohoy Green Energy Corp., a member of the Yuchengco Group of Companies, the Department of Energy and Bohol local government units; its clean energy powers approximately 18,000 homes and major tourism sites, including the Chocolate Hills, a unique natural wonder of cone-shaped hills, and the Tarsier Sanctuary, home to one of the world's smallest primates.
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