By Lenie Lectura - October 19, 2018
THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is
one of two shortlisted entities vying for a contact to supply power to the
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).
“I think there are two. Very
stringent ang requirements nila,” said Meralco President Oscar Reyes, who was
referring to BCDA.
He did not identify the other
shortlisted firm. It had been reported though that AboitizPower earlier
submitted a bid to provide electricity to New Clark City, envisioned to be
Asia’s premiere economic hub.
Reyes did not reveal the supply
requirement of BCDA, saying “Meralco is still studying what the potential is,”
nor did he say how much investment Meralco will shell out if it is chosen by
BCDA.
BCDA said last month it would soon
award the maintenance and operating contracts to the water and
power-distribution utilities in New Clark City.
It earlier identified Maynilad,
Manila Water and Prime Water as the three qualified bidders for the water- and
wastewater-distribution facilities, while at least four companies have expressed
interest back then to bid for the electric-power distribution system.
The 9,450-hectare New Clark City,
located within the Clark special economic zone that spans Angeles City in
Pampanga and the towns of Capas and Bamban in Tarlac, is the country’s first
smart, disaster-resilient and sustainable city.
The first phase of the development
covering 60 hectares features the National Government Administrative Center
that will house backup offices of various government agencies and a world-class
sports complex now being constructed in time for the 2019 Southeast Asian
Games.
The new metropolis will also have
mixed-use residential, commercial, agro-industrial, educational institutions
and information-technology developments.
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