TUBOD, Lanao
del Norte , Philippines February 13 (PIA)– The GNpower plant project received a highest
acceptability score from different stakeholders in the community during its
conduct of public consultations on the anticipated coal power plant in the
province.
“We are very
pleased with the outcome we got so far from a host community,” expressed
GNPower’s Project Engineer Neil Carlo Francisco.
The
coal-power plant of GNPower will soon start to rise in the coastal town of
Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, sometime in the third quarter of this year,
revealed Engr. Francisco to the media men when asked during the Protected
Areas Management Board (PAMB) meeting on February 6, 2014 at the Macapagal
Training Center, Tubod, this province.
Upon its full
operation, the plant will help solve the power crisis in Mindanao and allow for
expansion of local industries with the stable supply of power now readily
available, said Francisco.
We have a signed contract with AMRECO (Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives) composed of about 20 electric cooperatives from all over Mindanao for a total of 300 megawatts, Francisco added.
GNPower already operates two coal-power plants in Luzon, the Mauban Plant in Quezon province and Mariveles plant in Bataan.
“What’s good about GNPower is that they meet the international standards in environmental and work safety. DENR is also on board to ensure that there is minimal impact to the environment”, Governor Khalid Dimaporo said.
We have a signed contract with AMRECO (Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives) composed of about 20 electric cooperatives from all over Mindanao for a total of 300 megawatts, Francisco added.
GNPower already operates two coal-power plants in Luzon, the Mauban Plant in Quezon province and Mariveles plant in Bataan.
“What’s good about GNPower is that they meet the international standards in environmental and work safety. DENR is also on board to ensure that there is minimal impact to the environment”, Governor Khalid Dimaporo said.
GNPower’s
investment here in Lanao del Norte not only addresses the Mindanao power crisis
but it also shows that it’s easy to invest here in the province.
From the
municipal level, provincial even up to the congressional level, we all work
hard together for development. This is our style of leadership, Dimaporo
stressed.
While on
their part, Project Engineer Francisco assured the people of Kauswagan and the
province' constituents that they will comply with all the requirements
for this vital project as they continue to partner with the local community.
More than P22-million pesos are also earmarked annually as GNPower’s livelihood assistance to local residents and nearby communities. This fund will also help in the electrification of remote barangays in the province. --PIA
More than P22-million pesos are also earmarked annually as GNPower’s livelihood assistance to local residents and nearby communities. This fund will also help in the electrification of remote barangays in the province. --PIA
