Metro Pacific Plans to Build a Waste-to-Energy Facility in the Philippines
September 7, 2016http://thestandard.com.ph/business/215407/salim-group-revives-renewable-energy-bid.html
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The Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, a unit of the Salim Group of Indonesia, plans to develop a waste-to-energy facility in Payatas, Quezon City in the Philippines. Metro Pacific president Jose Ma. Lim said that the company will soon submit a project proposal to the Quezon City government.
The project will have two components: a biodigester, to convert waste to energy and a stoker plant for incineration. The proposed project could potentially generate 30 to 40 megawatts of power. This is the second attempt of Metro Pacific group to build a waste-to-energy project in the country.
In 2014, the company signed an agreement with a Singapore-based company to develop a waste-to-energy facility in Tagum, Davao del Norte. However, it terminated the investment agreement due the "non-completion of the conditions precedent under the investment agreement".
Metro Pacific states that it will continue to pursue waste-to-energy projects in the country to address solid waste management and the increasing demand for electricity.
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