PCEEP Chiller Management Information System

The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) industry has played a crucial role in the economic growth of the country. This sector heavily relies on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which pose both direct and indirect environmental consequences. However, due to the substantial investment required and despite the potential energy savings, the replacement of inefficient ozone-depleting substance (ODS) based chillers had not received sufficient attention from chiller owners. The Philippine Chiller Energy Efficiency Project (PCEEP), which was implemented from 2011 to 2017 with financing support from the Global Environment Facility, Multilateral Fund, and World Bank, aimed to address barriers that would lead to the adoption of energy efficiency non-ODS chiller technology by providing an innovative financial incentive.
 
In addition to providing subsidies to chiller owners to accelerate the replacement of inefficient chillers with non-ODS energy-efficient ones, the project developed a Chiller Management Information System (CMIS) to assist the project beneficiaries from the RAC sector in monitoring the efficiency performance of new chillers, energy savings, and emission reduction resulting from the replacement of old and inefficient chillers. This is also in compliance with the Sub-Grant Agreements entered by the beneficiaries with the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau. A total of 41 chillers were connected to the CMIS by the end of 2016.
 
The reports generated from the CMIS were also used as a basis for recognizing project beneficiaries who demonstrated excellent performance in the overall operation and maintenance of their chiller systems. The awardees were the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, The Peninsula Manila, Trinoma Malls, SM City Iloilo, Bank of the Philippine Islands-Buendia, International School Manila, and Manila Pavillion.
 
This type of system in place gives project beneficiaries a sense of responsibility to monitor the technology provided to them as well as fulfillment for them to recognize the benefits (e.g., energy savings) in complying with the replacement of their old chiller systems.