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Green Atom signs deal to supply biomass power to Pampanga II Electric Cooperative

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Green Atom Renewable Corp. and Pampanga II Electric Cooperative Inc. signed an agreement for the supply of biomass power.

GAREC will supply clean energy to PELCO II through its 10-megawatt biomass plant in Pampanga in compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards.

RPS is a policy mechanism under Republic Act No. 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, which encourages electricity suppliers, particularly the distribution utilities, to source or produce a specified portion of their power supply from eligible renewable energy resources.

PELCO II general manager Amador Guevarra said the PSA signing is “historic in many aspects.”

He said the company spent the last 20 years trying the find a waste-to-energy company capable of developing indigenous and environment-friendly energy sources.

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Guevarra said the partnership with GAREC would provide relatively cheaper but reliable electricity to consumers for the next 20 years.

“The partnership is one for the books. It’s the first time not only in Pampanga but for the entire Philippines that we have this kind of technology—a waste-to-energy power plant to be located in Pampanga and directly connected to the grid of PELCO II,” said Guevarra.

He said Green Atom’s “significant contribution” would help boost supply while reducing outages and improving operational revenues.

Green Atom chairman Luizo Ticman said there was an urgent need to gradually veer away from power supply that could be environmentally destructive.

Ticman said the PSA affirmed PELCO II and Green Atom’s commitment to contribute to climate change mitigation while providing green energy in the franchise area of the cooperative.

Ticman said waste-to-energy should address two of the country’s major concerns—garbage and electricity. Alena Mae S. Flores

The Department of Energy signed early this year a department circular that prescribes policies and programs to promote and enhance the development of biomass WTE facilities.

“The circular is issued to promote biomass WTE facilities as baseload renewable energy, which can provide additional supply sources and contribute to solid waste management, creation of green jobs and local economy,” Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said.

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