Just recently Mr. Alec Francis A. Santos of Bicol Mail wrote an article about the approval of the local government of Naga City to sign a joint venture agreement with an energy group for the construction of a power facility using trash from city’s landfill in Brgy. Balatas.It was mentioned by the author to the said article that the head of Naga’s Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), the newly signed agreement would facilitate the establishment of a gasification facility in the city landfill that could generate energy to augment the needs of local electric cooperatives.
Jon Lamb, the president of TGEG said that Naga was chosen after intensive research because of the city government’s track record in managing and sustaining projects. Another factor mentioned by the TGEG president is that investors from the U.S. have expressed enthusiasm in the proposed project, citing the existence of two similar facilities in San Fernando, Pampanga and Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
Once completed, the facility will bring tremendous benefits to the city. It can generate up to 8 megawatt-hours, half the 16 megawatt-hours needed by the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative.
The process will use a trash-disposal technology that will only be 3 percent residue from the incineration of garbage and its conversion to energy. Lamb further added that investing in green energy is not only profitable but environmental as well.
TGEG emphasized that they have to make sure that their local counterparts would not pocket the money for the sake of the investors who are ready to infuse millions for the project; hence their choice was the city of Naga.
Mayor Jesse M. Roberto said that if the project will be fully implemented, it can address the failures of the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. The agreement is to be submitted to the Sangguniang Panglungsod for the review.
If approved, the city can benefit from the facility in as early as 12 months.
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