VATIS UPDATE Article

At the joint awarding ceremony of the Philippines-Chiller Energy Efficiency Project (PCEEP) and the Philippine Environment Partnership Program (PEPP) held recently at the H2O Hotel in Manila, the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) cited eight companies from the chiller and power sectors for exhibiting “exemplary environmental performance”.

The awards went to Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino/Cofely Philippines (Excellence Award); The Peninsula Manila (Excellence Award); TriNoma Malls (Plaque of Recognition); SM City Iloilo (Plaque of Recognition); Bank of the Philippine Islands-Buendia Center (Plaque of Recognition); International School Manila (Plaque of Recognition); and Manila Pavilion (Certificate of Recognition) for their initiatives in implementing energy-efficient operations.

The PCEEP is a project initiated by the World Bank-Global Environment Facility, which provides technical and financial assistance to replace their old chillers with energy-efficient and non-ODS-based chillers in order to protect the ozone layer and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The PCEEP provides an opportunity for chiller owners to select new chiller technologies that are not only more energy efficient, but also operating with non-ODS-based refrigerant and with lower leakage rate.