President Marcos inaugurated yesterday the country’s biggest solar-powered pump irrigation project that is seen to boost agricultural production.
President Marcos inspects the Cabaruan Solar Pump Irrigation Project in Quirino, Isabela yesterday. Joining the President are National Irrigation Administration head Eduardo Guillen, Speaker Martin Romualdez and other government officials. The station, with 1,056 solar panels and two submersible pumps, serves 350 hectares of farmland, benefiting 237 farmers by reducing their reliance on fuel-driven pumps.
The SPIP allows farmer-beneficiaries to decrease their electricity or fuel expenses by minimizing the use of electric or fuel-powered pumps, and increase agricultural production with the ample supply of water coming from it. According to the Chief Executive, 152 solar-powered pump irrigation projects are being constructed, with 118 projects to be put up by the government.Isabela is the biggest corn producer and the second biggest contributor to palay production in the country.
In his speech yesterday, Marcos said he told NIA administrator Eduardo Guillen to also consider using solar panels for Magat Dam.“Let’s also install this kind of solar if it’s suitable so that we can modernize all the facilities ,” Marcos said.It also generates 540 megawatts of hydroelectric power.
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