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Posted on March 22, 2011 09:49:45 PM
THREE METHANE-fueled power plants linked to hog farms in Luzon have been allowed to operate after complying with generation requirements set by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the state agency said in a statement yesterday.
The ERC said it approved the issuance of certificates of compliance to Hacienda Bio-Energy Corp.’s three plants in Tarlac and Bulacan with an aggregate capacity of 500 kilowatts.
The generated power will be used by the farms.
The three plants “fully complied with the documentary requirements set by the ERC for generation companies and was found to have satisfied all the environmental, technical and financial requirements,” the state agency said.
All three generating facilities were subjected to ERC’s inspection in January.
The three methane generating sets are located in the Boston Ridge Farm in Tarlac, Panda Farm in Bulacan and the Buenavista Farm in Bulacan.
These come on top of 60 other renewable energy generation facilities the power firm operates in the country.
“ERC lauds Hacienda for its efforts in setting up, maintaining and operating over 60 renewable energy Generating Facilities in the Philippines,” ERC Chairman Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut said.
“Hacienda’s pioneering example in turning animal waste into other productive use such as for power generation is a big step towards achieving the envisioned energy independence in the Philippines,” Ms. Cruz-Ducut said.
The ERC said about 18 of its facilities have been issued certificates of compliance to date.
Hacienda Bio-Energy mainly deals with renewable energy and provides technical services for sources of biogas including small to large-scale hog farms. -- Emilia Narni J. David
The generated power will be used by the farms.
The three plants “fully complied with the documentary requirements set by the ERC for generation companies and was found to have satisfied all the environmental, technical and financial requirements,” the state agency said.
All three generating facilities were subjected to ERC’s inspection in January.
The three methane generating sets are located in the Boston Ridge Farm in Tarlac, Panda Farm in Bulacan and the Buenavista Farm in Bulacan.
These come on top of 60 other renewable energy generation facilities the power firm operates in the country.
“ERC lauds Hacienda for its efforts in setting up, maintaining and operating over 60 renewable energy Generating Facilities in the Philippines,” ERC Chairman Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut said.
“Hacienda’s pioneering example in turning animal waste into other productive use such as for power generation is a big step towards achieving the envisioned energy independence in the Philippines,” Ms. Cruz-Ducut said.
The ERC said about 18 of its facilities have been issued certificates of compliance to date.
Hacienda Bio-Energy mainly deals with renewable energy and provides technical services for sources of biogas including small to large-scale hog farms. -- Emilia Narni J. David
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