By Alena Mae S. Flores Posted on Mar. 15, 2013 at 12:01am
Hedcor Inc., a unit of Aboitiz Power Corp., plans to develop over 60 mini-hydropower projects nationwide with a combined capacity of nearly 400 megawatts, its president said Thursday.
Hedcor president Rene Ronquillo told reporters at the sidelines of a forum organized by the Philippine Association of Small Scale Hydropower Inc. that the company received approval for more than 20 projects from the Energy Department. It has around 39 more applications for service contracts pending with the agency.
“We’re looking at other projects but right now they’re just studies. We have started our communication with the communities and they seem to be quite excited about it,” Ronquillo, who also sits as Passhydro treasurer, said.
“There are projects in Bukidnon in Negros and the other parts of the Cordilleras. We believe there’s strong community support because the nice thing about small hydro is that it provides inclusive growth [and] inclusive development in the communities,” he said.
Ronquillo said Hedcor had two projects under construction to date, namely the 14-MW Tudaya 1 and 2 project in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. source
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