Laguna de Bay fishers demand inclusion in floating solar project

The floating solar project in Laguna de Bay covers 2,000 hectares and involves three developers

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They want fisherfolk to be involved in the process, from construction to decommissioning of the solar project. They also want to be able to decide where the solar blocks should be, as it affects navigational lanes, fish pens, and cages. Fisherfolk also want concerned developers to initiate quarterly lake seeding as well as water sampling and cleaning activities at the lake.

Sun Asia covers 1,000 hectares; Vena Energy, 200 hectares; and ACEN, 800 hectares. The project is expected to add aroundThe consultation in March included towns that the Sun Asia project will cover. Espinosa said that Laguna de Bay should be seen as a whole ecosystem when checking the projects’ impacts.

While the transition to renewable energy is needed to limit global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advocates caution against the harm brought by mining of minerals used for renewable energy, as well as potential human and labor abuses.

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