By Sentinel Times Team December 19, 2022 TeaM Energy Corporation LUCENA CITY - TeaM Energy Corporation, in partnership with stakeholders in ...
December 19, 2022
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| TeaM Energy Corporation |
LUCENA CITY - TeaM Energy Corporation, in partnership with stakeholders in government, has contributed to the growth of the country’s agriculture sector by implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that help push agriculture forward. This is being done through its corporate social responsibility arm, TeaM Energy Foundation Inc. (TEFI).
“We realize that the growth of Philippine agriculture is closely tied to the country’s development. TeaM Energy is glad to have been given the opportunity to undertake modest community projects that support the growth of agriculture and complement government efforts to push this sector forward, while helping improve lives,” said Froilan Gregory H. Romualdez III, Head of External Affairs, TeaM Energy.
In Quezon province, TeaM Energy constructed a 500 square meter solar slab dryer for rice and corn farmers in Barangay Mayao Silangan, Lucena, Quezon. This has made possible quicker product turn-around, helping them increase farm productivity and revenues. The power firm also built an irrigation line canal spanning 300 meters in Barangay Binahaan, Pagbilao Quezon, that will help rice farmers in the area water their crops.
In General Nakar, Quezon, TeaM Energy has implemented a program that educated and trained members of the indigenous Dumagat tribe to plant, process, and market various native products such as guyabano tea, powdered turmeric, lagundi, and honey. A livelihood center was built where members of the community can study and develop various native products they can sell and market to local and foreign tourists.
At the onset of the pandemic, to help fisher folk cope with its initial impact, TeaM Energy donated fishing nets, materials to build fishing boats, and various fishing equipment to members of the Samahan ng Yamang-dagat ng Bantigue (SYDB), a fishermen’s association in Pagbilao, Quezon.
TeaM Energy also donated equipment to help with oyster farming in the area, and provided support to SYDB in maintaining a brooding pen for female crabs.
An aqua-culture project in Padre Burgos, Quezon was also established by TeaM Energy for local fisher-folk. Grouper (Lapu-lapu) fingerlings and materials for fish pens were donated for the now self-sustaining program.
In Quezon, 113 heads of cattle were provided by TeaM Energy to the local government of Pagbilao to augment its animal dispersal program and help residents have a sustainable income source through livestock breeding and farming.
In Sual, Pangasinan, the livelihood of a community of small rice farmers in Barangay Sioasio was given a boost through TeaM Energy’s construction of a solar-powered rice milling facility, provision of a palay de-husker, winnower, de-stoner, and a sewing machine to make rice sacks. This has improved rice production and significantly increased the income of beneficiary farmers while helping contribute to the region’s food security.
The project is in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE), European Union (EU), the Sual local government, and the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO). Additionally, TEFI also installed a solar-powered air-conditioning system for a honey processing plant managed by the Sioasio East Forest Development Association in Sual.
In partnership with the DOE, EU, Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), and the Don Salvador Benedicto local government in Negros Occidental, TeaM Energy provided a 4-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system that powers a decorticating machine to produce high-quality, export-ready pineapple fiber for farmers in the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto.
Clearly, the power firm’s agriculture-related CSR programs aim to boost farm production and increase the income of agriculture workers in the Philippines. This is the kind of private sector support the government will need to ensure the sustainable growth and global competitiveness of our agriculture.
TeaM Energy operates two coal-fired power plants: the 1,200 MW Sual Power Station in Pangasinan and the 735 MW Pagbilao Power Station in Quezon province. It also has a 50% stake in the 420 MW Pagbilao Unit 3 Power Project in Quezon.
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