Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) participated in the two-day Climate Challenge Summit, which was organized by the provincial government of Sorsogon and Climate Reality Philippines. The event kicked off with a ceremonial signing declaring March 5th as the annual Geothermal Energy Day in the province.
The Executive Order recognizes geothermal energy as the “pioneer renewable energy resource in the Philippines” which can provide a clean and reliable baseload power. Sorsogon is a province rich in geothermal resource, and it is host to EDC’s 140-MW Bacon-Manito (Bacman) Geothermal Project, which supplies power to the Luzon Grid.
Atty. Allan Barcena represented EDC and talked about how we are running out of time, with climate change catching up to us, and we must act quickly if we want to have a livable future.
“We need to limit our temperature rise to two degrees Celsius, and that’s our best-case scenario. If we reach a five-degree increase, climate scientists say this will usher in the end of human civilization,” Barcena shares in his message. “This realization led us to a brace decision to not invest in coal and provide nothing but clean, renewable, and reliable power for our future. Geothermal energy is the holy grail of RE technologies. Properly managed, it can supply clean and uninterrupted power – day or night, rain or shine.”