Business MirrorPublished on Sunday, 31 March 2013 18:49
RENEWABLE energy company Sunwest Water and Electric Co. (Suweco) will start operations of its 600-kilowatt (kW) mini-hydropower plant in Sorsogon in June.
The Cawayan upper mini-hydropower project with an approximately P80-million investment is in Barangay Guinlajon, Sorsogon City. At present, the project is 81-percent complete.
The mini-hydro project is expected to generate 2.786-gigawatt-hourd annually, which would be a significant contribution to the peak demand of 12.406 megawatts (MW) of the province, based on the latest available demand data of Sorsogon II Electric Coorperative (Soreco II).
The Cawayan upper hydro project is a joint venture between Suweco and Soreco II. The renewable energy company is responsible for the rehabilitation and development of the project and will jointly operate the said plant with the electric cooperatinve after its completion.
Suweco’s priority is to develop the hydro potential and to help electric cooperatives to rehabilitate and improve their existing generating capacities, said company president Jose Silvestre M. Natividad. “We develop projects regardless of size as we believe that, in unison, these small projects will provide a big contribution to our communities through all the direct and indirect benefits brought about by our projects to our host communities, thus we provide a window for a better way of life and better future where communities coexist with a vibrant ecosystem.”
Currently, Suweco has two operational mini-hydropower plants with a total installed capacity of 3.6 MW in the island of Catanduanes, and is also nearing the completion of additional capacities of 8 MW in Bugasong, Antique. It has pipeline projects with total capacity of around 270 MW nationwide, of which 19 contracts have already been approved by the Department of Energy. source
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