The Bacolod City government and the Green Renewable Independent Power Producer will sign a Memorandum of Agreement on July 13 to formalize the city's support to the Climate Friendly Cities Project.

The MOA signing will be followed by the launching of three electric jeepneys in Bacolod on the same day, Karla Mae de Guia of Solar Generation-Pilipinas said yesterday.

The Climate Friendly Cities Project is a joint project of GRIPP with Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Solar Generation-Negros.

During their session last Thursday, the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved the MOA after months of deliberation on the benefits of the E-jeepneys.

"The city won't be spending any centavo (for this project). It is an environmental cause," Councilor Homer Bais said.

Councilor Al Victor Espino said the city's primordial concern is the preservation of the environment.

Niel Sianson of Solar Generation-Pilipinas said: "I'm glad that the city is now embracing clean technologies under the Climate Friendly Cities Project. Aside from complying to the previously signed resolution on Kyoto Protocol, the city is taking initiatives in combating climate change and its impacts through reducing its green house gas contribution."

Sianson said his group considers the launching of E-jeepneys is a big challenge for the city and its people. "But, with continuous support from the local government and the people, together we can go for a 100 percent Renewable Energy Negros," he said.*NLG

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