A total of 5,000 households in Negros Occidental’s Third District recently received 10,000 compact fluorescent lamps under the Philippine Energy Efficiency Project and the National Residential Lighting Program of the Department of Energy, a press release from the office of Rep. Alfredo Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) said yesterday.

Benitez worked with the Department of Energy for the project, the press release said.

The DOE, under a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank and in partnership with Phillips, launched the PEEP and NRLP to harness more efficient use of energy resources, the press release said.

Congressional districts have been tapped in the nationwide implementation, it also said.

Satellite offices of Benitez in third district cities and towns coordinated with the local government units and barangay officials to identify the first 5,000 households in the district qualified to receive two CFL’s per household.

A total of 2,000 households were identified as beneficiaries in each of the cities and municipalities of the Third District.

The Phillips 14 watts CFLs have a 10,000 hours lamp life and is designed to reduce the household’s electric bill by 80 percent with proper utilization, the press release said.*

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