Largest Solar Plant in Southeast Asiaby | 12-06-2016 21:41 |
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   My hometown has been plagued from time immemorial with energy woes. Most of our electricity comes from offshore grids that connect mainly to government owned hydropower plants and privately held power plants. But this year promises to be better with the improvement of the peace and order situation, economic stability, and potential for investments. Recently, a group of Filipino, Korean and French investors pledged to develop a string of alternative energy plants to combat this energy shortages. This plants will harness wind energy from the city's coastlines in the form of turbine "farms", solar energy from the scorching hot interior, and biomass obtained from plants. This lofty aspirations for our city might finally save it from decades of neglect that has led to it languishing as compared to other cities here in Mindanao Island, Philippines. The plant in question is touted to be SE Asia's largest solar power plant, costing approximately Php 1.97 billion and able to produce up to 100 MW of energy And before I forget, Feliz Dia de la Independencia Republica del Filipinas! Para el bien, paz y desarrollo del ciudad y el pais. Photo credits: City Mayor's Office, Ciudad de Zamboanga, One Zamboanga |
