Go Solar Energy

Contributed by Jeryl D. Dizon – City of Balanga, Bataan

In this time of technological advancements, imagine a world without power. Almost every thing that we do from the most basic to the most complex, we need power. When I say power, I refer to electricity.

Almost all aspects of our daily lives, have become dependent on technology, on gadgets, on appliances, that electricity has become one of the most expensive commodities nowadays. What is more lamenting is the fact that we are held hostage to it, for no matter how costly it is, still we pay for it, for not to consume such will render our lives unproductive.

Faced with this need for electricity to power us up, and its exorbitant cost, not to mention the downside in the production of electricity, advocates for the protection of our environment have been aggressively campaigning for the utilization of renewable sources of energy, foremost of which is energy coming from the sun- the so called solar energy.

Solar energy is the “in thing” so to speak, for aside from being renewable, it is safe and environment friendly. The downside however is for developing countries such as ours, for it is costly, compared to the existing power plants such as coal.

But all is not lost. To date, there are already two solar power plants in the province of Bataan; one in Hermosa and another in Mariveles. Given the promising economic activity in the province, with the existence of six economic zones, solar power plants will soon be the “in thing”.