The 6.5 magnitude earthquake that shook the Visayas region on Thursday left many parts of the area without electricity.
The quake, centered eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town on Leyte Island, busted power lines in Leyte, leaving the whole province in the dark.
“During these times, we should rely on nature to provide us with energy, such as solar power,” says Korean businessman Ralph Kim of the Unique Korean Corp., a firm that supplies solar energy to residential, commercial, and industrial clients from its Sky Taeho main factory in South Korea.
Kim is extending assistance to the cities of Tacloban and Ormoc by installing several units of his Eco-Generator—a whole package of solar technology in a single machine that does not take up a big space, very easy to install, and can be used 24/7.
The company’s portable solar device is ideal for houses and is very affordable. It can light up all the lights of a house, electric fans, and a TV for 16 hours, he says.
“It gives you power supply anywhere and anytime. No more brownouts. No more power problems,” assures Kim.
In 2015, Kim came to the Philippines and saw the country’s energy problems. He has been around Asia but he set his heart in the Philippines and went back and forth from Korea before establishing his mission here, which is to use solar power for electricity.
“Sunshine is a gift from God. It is clean and free. We should use it. You have abundant sunlight here, but a shortage of electricity supply,” ends Kim.