The Bases Conversion and Development Authority announced a P4 billion investment for a new waste-to-energy facility in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac.
The project is one of the major infrastructure agreements from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to India.
“This investment delivers direct national value and reinforces our transition to clean energy, supports modern waste management for cities, and brings high-impact foreign capital into one of the Philippines’ most strategic growth areas,” said BCDA president and chief executive Joshua Bingcang.
The BCDA revealed plans to build the facility on a four-hectare site with a planned expansion of an additional six hectares.
It will process 600 metric tons of municipal solid waste daily and generate 12 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 10,000 households.
The BCDA said the expansion could bring in several billion pesos more in follow-on investment while increasing processing capacity and energy output.
The project is a joint venture between the BCDA and a consortium of Philippine and Indian companies, including Global Heavy Equipment and Construction Corp., ATD Waste-to-Energy Corp., and India’s Uttamenergy Limited, a regional leader in waste-to-energy and biomass facilities.
The plant will use German-engineered Enviropower™ Reverse-Acting Grate System technology from MARTIN GmbH, which ensures high-efficiency, low-emission waste combustion.
Construction is expected to begin within two years of the contract signing, with commercial operations set to start within three years.
The facility will create about 300 jobs during construction and more than 100 full-time positions during operations, supporting livelihoods across Tarlac and nearby provinces.
The plant will produce commercially viable byproducts such as bottom ash and fly ash, and is projected to avoid more than 100,000 tons of CO2e emissions annually.
The facility will also be a catalyst for downstream industries in waste recovery, transport, and energy services.
