By Gigi Munoz-David | Posted on August 06, 2012 | 12:01am
The National Irrigation Administration and the Department of Energy have signed an agreement last Friday to start putting up mini-hydroelectric power plants in Cagayan Valley and in the Cordilleras.
In a statement, NIA Administrator Antonio Nangel said the project is a joint effort with Secretary Rene Almendras and JICA to help ease energy shortfalls.
“We will start our projects on two sites by 2013 and expect to be operational by 2014,” Nangel said.
He said the mini-hydros will be first put up in San Mateo in Isabela and in Ifugao province with four feasibility studies being made on irrigation systems in Nueva Ecija for the next batch of installations.
The JICA will also determine the estimated cost of the mini-hydro faculties.
“A number of private investors are also sending their Letter of Intent to help our project,” Nangel said. source
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