381.6 kWp solar PV system commissioned on shopping mall in Philippines

381.6 kWp solar PV system commissioned on shopping mall in Philippines

Gaisano Capital, Cleantech Solar, and SasonbiSolar have jointly commissioned
a 381.6 kWp Solar Photovoltaic ("Solar PV") system on top of Gaisano Capital
Casuntingan mall in Mandaue City, Cebu. Cleantech Solar financed the
installation and will maintain the system over its lifetime, while Gaisano
Capital will enjoy clean and renewable solar electricity. SasonbiSolar, a
local Solar PV integrator, installed the system.

The Casuntingan Solar PV system is the first commissioned project for
Gaisano Capital. It is expected to generate over 11 GWh of clean solar
electricity over its lifetime. This is the equivalent of removing 5,300
tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere.

Mr. Edmund Gaisano, Jr., VP Operations of Gaisano Capital said "We are
pleased to work with Cleantech Solar and SasonbiSolar for deployment of our
first Solar PV project. As an environmentally conscious company we are
always looking for ways to decrease our carbon footprint and this project
will help to reach our goals. This is only the start of our commitment to
renewable energy and we hope to deploy further Renewable Energy projects at
several of our malls in the near future"

Mr. Toby Gan, Director of Cleantech Solar Philippines said "We are happy to
have Gaisano Capital as our client. Gaisano Capital shares similar views on
environmental stewardship and the Casuntingan Solar PV project is a
testament to taking direct action in reducing carbon emissions. We look
forward to working with Gaisano Capital during the lifetime of the project."

The Casuntingan Solar PV project is installed with 1,440 Solar PV modules,
which convert sunshine into usable electricity. The project was installed
over a 4-month period under a turnkey Engineering Procurement & Construction
("EPC") contract with SasonbiSolar. Mr Dante Briones, CEO of SasonbiSolar
said "We are excited to be part of this team to bring Solar PV electricity
to Gaisano Capital. This marks an important milestone for our company as
this is our first 3rd party-financed installation."

The commissioning of the Casuntingan Solar PV system is the first step of a
long partnership between the companies. Over the coming months this system
will be monitored and performance analyzed compared to expected carbon
reduction. To this end, Cleantech will be providing all parties with a
sophisticated web-based monitoring dashboard that will give near real-time
performance statistics for Casuntingan and other future solar projects.
Based on the experience gained from this project the team will work to
install Solar PV systems on other malls to further increase environmental
benefits.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com