Aboitiz Power applies for new permits in Pampanga and Zambales
Beach in Zambales, Philippines (source: flickr/ Puck777, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
17 Oct 2012
Aboitiz Power Renewables has applied for exploration permits for 20,000 hectares o land in Pampanga and Zambales in Indonesia, planning a 100 MW geothermal power plant project.
Philippine power generator and distribution company AboitizPower (AP) has applied for permits to explore geothermal power source in some 20,000 hectares of land in Pampanga and nearby Zambales, so news from the Philippines.
Bill Ruccius, AP vice president for business development, on Monday presented to Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda and the provincial board led by Vice Gov. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao the company’s planned exploration in Porac and Floridablanca in Pampanga; and San Marcelino and Botolan in Zambales. At least 40 percent of the area is in Pampanga, he said.
Ruccius said heir first venture on geothermal-power search is with the Makati City-based FEDS Energy Resources and Development Services Inc.
He said the company is willing to invest as much as $300 million for the planned 100-MW plant in the area largely owned by indigenous tribes based in the two provinces. FEDS was represented by its President and EO, Bernardo Tolentino and Ricardo Poblete Jr., managing director.
Danel Aboitiz, Assistant Vice President of AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), said they had applied “the first of many permits” before the Department of Energy (DoE) for their planned project. APRI is a subsidiary of the AP.
Aboitiz said the same area was explored by the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) and their local partners for energy source shortly before Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991.
Aboitiz assured Pineda the project will mainly benefit the communities in the area and “is environment-friendly.”
Source: Business Mirror
