By
Jun Aguirre - May 10, 2018
BORACAY
Island, Malay, Aklan—A waste-to-energy plant is expected to rise soon in the
mainland of Malay, Aklan, and which many hopes would solve the increasing
problems on waste not only in this resort island but also in the province of
Aklan.
Malay Councilor
Floribar Bautista, chairman of the public works committee, said
negotiations with the El Elyon-Orion Renewable Solutions Corp., a Vietnam-based
company, are being fast-tracked.
The said company has
been consistent with its proposal for several years already. It is, however,
yet to be accommodated by the local government because of technicalities in the
paper works.
“The council is now
bent on giving authority to the local chief executive to enter into contracts
with the said company. I hope the proceeding will be smooth,” Bautista said.
The company will be
utilizing the 6-hectare lot in Barangay Kabulihan, he added.
“Under the proposed
agreement, the El Elyon Orion will build and operate the plant free of charge
to the local government. The counterpart of the local government, however, is
the commitment of the 6 hectare availability,” Bautista explained.
It was learned that
once operated, the power plant is also open to idea to accept wastes from the
other 16 towns of Aklan.
For her part, El
Elyon-Orion CEO Rossa Borres said the proposed project has already secured
approval from the government.
“Our waste technology
is of heterogeneous type, wherein it will utilized all kinds of wastes to be
converted into energy,” Borres said during a meeting with the local council
here.
The local government of
Malay is expecting a demand of 50 megawatts to 60 MW of
electricity in ten years.
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