DOE, MFI, LINAPACAN LGU INAUGURATE REHABILITATED COMMUNITY SOLAR MICRO-GRID, ECOTOURISM ENTERPRISE PROJECT

The Department of Energy (DOE), Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) and Linapacan local government led the inauguration of the rehabilitated solar micro-grid at Barangay Decabaitot, Linapacan in north Palawan on October 28, 2026.  Powering more than 80 households, the micro-grid was rehabilitated to upgrade and replace aged components to make the system functional once again.  Gracing the ceremony was Linapacan mayor Emil Neri, MFI Trustees Gerard Salapantan and Alfonso Carpio, DOE Executive Dan Montealegre, barangay officials and community electric association members.

Preceding the micro-grid inauguration was the launch of a floating cottage ecotourism enterprise for MFI’s conservation-partner organization at barangay Decabaitot, located within the community’s marine protected area (MPA), to benefit bantay dagats and MPA management council members.