Thursday, July 31, 2014

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Local Chief Executives (LCEs) converge for Renewable Energy (RE) Development in Davao Region

(Davao City, 28 July 2014). Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of major power generating companies and Local Chief Executives (LCEs) of Davao Region converged for Renewable Energy Development in Davao Region at the Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City on July 24, 2014. Dubbed as the “CEO-LCE Dialogue on Renewable Energy Development in Davao Region”, the activity aimed to promote investments in renewable energy, as well as fast track implementation of awarded projects.

Spearheaded by the Regional Development Council (RDC) XI,   the Power Dialogue gathered over a hundred representatives from the private sector, local government units (LGUs) and the national

government agencies for a day of consultation and meaningful exchange of information and ideas on renewable energy development. RDC XI Vice-Chairperson and NEDA XI Regional Director Maria Lourdes D. Lim emphasized that it is the RDC XI’s development objective to ensure a stable and reliable power supply in the long run to support the growth of the manufacturing, industry and services sectors as espoused under the Davao Regional Development Plan (RDP), 2014-2016.   

On the other hand, RDC XI Chairperson and Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo P. Del Rosario conveyed the Council’s high hopes that the event shall set an impetus for more proactive and effective collaboration among LCEs, CEOs, financing institutions, national government agencies, and other key development stakeholders in pushing for Renewable Energy development in Davao Region and in Mindanao

In his keynote address, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla, represented by Undersecretary Zenaida Y. Monsada, affirmed the region’s position towards RE development stating that the alleviation of Carbon Dioxide emissions is a responsibility shared not only by the government but also the private sector. He added that DOE is intensifying its efforts to support the growing RE Industry in the Philippines as it is their duty to ensure that these energy producing facilities and structures are up rated.

CEOs presented their RE project proposals for Davao Region particularly, the Darong Solar Power Project of AC Energy Holdings, Inc., the Davao Hydropower Project of San Lorenzo Ruiz Builders and Developers, and Mt. Sibulan-Kapatagan Geothermal Project of Aboitiz Power Inc. Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon also presented their Waste-to-Energy Project. During the discussions following the presentations, public sector counterparts were able to clarify issues on the processes of acquiring the permits and documents required for these types of projects considering that most are located in Protected Areas and Ancestral Domains.

Before the event concluded, the private sector participants were invited to discussions with representatives from the Local Government Units (LGUs), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) where they discussed the implementation of specific RE projects including the status of pending transactions in the concerned LGUs.(Emil B. Clarito, EDS II)###

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