Norfolk Visitors Tours Solar Power Plant: City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula (4th from left), along with visitors from Norfolk, Virginia, USA, is briefed by a staff of the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co. on CEPALCO's 1-MWp solar photovoltaic power plant venture in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro. The power-generating facility, converts sunlight energy into electricity and is capable to produce 1,300,000 kwh of electricity every year, enough to supply the consumption of some 770 residential customers in the city. With Mayor Jaraula during the tour are (left-right) Mrs. Daya Desilva, Dr. Araceli Suzara, assistant professor of Sociology and director of the ODU Filipino-American Center, and Dr. Chandra Desilva, dean of College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University. They are in the city for a four-day educational mission as part of the academic exchange under the sisterhood agreement between Cagayan de Oro and Norfolk. (Cagayan de Oro Information Office/PIA-MisOrOccCam i-Net) |
