Tuesday, August 28, 2012
THE City Council of Cadiz City will conduct on Tuesday a public consultation on the social acceptability of the proposed coal-fired power plant.
City Mayor Patrick Escalante said the public hearing will be conducted by the City Council to hear what the people of Cadiz has to say about the proposed project by the Philippine Power Corporation.
The project includes a 50 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant and a 20 MW diesel-fueled power plant, which will all be located at the Cadiz City Port Zone.
He said the technical representatives and other officials of the project proponent will be present in the public hearing to be conducted at the City Council’s session hall at 9 a.m. today.
The Council will make an endorsement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), depending on the results of today’s public hearing.
"So we expect all the stakeholders, especially those who are opposing the project, to come and participate in the public hearing," Escalante said.
Philippine Power Corporation, a conglomeration of Filipino and Chinese investors, is already in the process of applying for the necessary permits with concerned government agencies for its proposed power plants in Cadiz City, Escalante said.
The company will put up the plant in a ten-hectare reclamation area at the Cadiz City Port Zone.
Once approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority, the company will immediately start with the reclamation project.
Escalante explained that the interested investors will use the cleanest coal technology.
For its part, Philippine Power said it will bring in a power plant from Italy that has very minimal smoke emission.
Escalante added that most of the countries in the world now prefer coal-fired power plants over any other power plants.
He said this project is vital not only for Cadiz City but for the entire island because this could be the answer to the looming power shortage in the whole province in 2015.
Another company, Pacific Energy Corporation, is also interested in constructing a 100 MW coal-fired power plant in the city, Escalante further said.
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on August 28, 2012. source
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