MAPUA MCM and PetroGreen Switched-on DAVAO Rooftop Solar

Davao City Mapua Malay an Colleges Mindanao (Mapua MCM), in collaboration with renewable energy developer  PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC), officially switched-on its  360 KWp solar Rooftop power project on July 8, 2024, in DAVAO City, marking an important step in the school’s sustainability journey.

“We are pleased this milestone with the entire Mapua MCM community. The successful completion and activation of this solar Rooftop project is a testament to the institution’s commitment to embracing a more eco-friendly campus environment ,” says Mapua MCM President & CEO, De. Dodjie S. Maestrecampo.

“We have once again demonstrated our pro-active stance towards environmental stewardship through this initiative. Moreover, this project will not only help us achieve a more energy-efficient campus but will also provide invaluable hands-on learning opportunities for our students in energy science, engineering, and environment=related courses,” adds Dr. Maestrecampo.

On February 13, 2024, Mapua MCM and PGEC signed an agreement to install a 360KWp solar rooftop power ptoject, consisting  of 600 units of 600wp solar panels in the school’s 2 main BUILDINGS. MMCM issued the Notice  to Proceed on May 17, 2024 and the installation took less than three months to complete.

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PGEC President & CEO F.G. Delfin Jr declared,” We thank Mapua MCM gor their trust in PGEC’s track record and our contractor Equinox Synergy for their exemplary performance. We are delighted tp contribute not only to Mapua MCM’s savings in electricity cost but also in advancing its sustainability journey. In switching on this 360KWp Rooftop solar project, PGEC is putting on-line  our second RE project in 2024 of our Nabas-2 Wind Power Project inAklan, and 70MWdc Tarlac Solar Power Project in Tarlac. PGEC is actively expanding its RE portfolio with new solar and offshore wind energy projects all over the country.

About Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao,

Mapua MCM is located in Davao City, DAVAO del Sur, and was established in this 2015. Mapua MCM utilizes an instructional approach that combines face-to-face and online learning for its students. In recognition of its commitment to delivering an excellent technology-driven education, Mapua MCM has been continously  awarded by Cengage for Outstanding Digital Activations since 2019, the Wiley Digital Education Award in 2021, the Anthology Catalyst Award in Teaching & Learning  in 2022, and the Anthology  Catalyst Award in Student experience in 2023 which recognizes institutions leveraging  technology to develop educational and administrative innovations that positively influence the total learned experience inside and outside of the classrooms.

Mapua MCM is part of the iPeople schools, a Yuchengco-Ayala education partnership, providing first-class education for a century through academically excellent programs in Engineering and Architecture, Arts and Mapua MCM  also provides access to international education in Business and Management and Health Science, Information Science,Business, Health, Sciences, and Junior and Senior High School.

Mapua MCM also provides access to international education in Business and Management and Health Sciences through its collaboration with Arizona State University, the most innovative university  in the US. Learn more about them at mcm.edu.ph.

PGEC and Mapua MCM are members of the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC).