Plan for New Geothermal Plant on Mt. Apo Shelved (Sun Star )
The project to construct another geothermal power plant on Mount Apo has been shelved, temporarily making it more difficult for residents of North Cotabato to cope with the energy crisis they had been experiencing since 2010, a local government official said.
Vice Mayor Joseph Evangelista, presiding officer of the City Council, said Energy Development Corporation (EDC) will conduct more test drills, to determine if steam could generate the needed 50 MWe.
EDC owns two geothermal power plants operating on Mount Apo at Barangay Ilomavis, with a total capacity of 104 MWe. It plans to construct another plant by 2015.
