President Rodrigo Duterte aid
the Philippines will continue to use coal in power generation but will
implement new technologies to minimize emissions.
“But for
as long as the most viable fuel is coal and cheapest so that the power can also
be delivered the energy to the people at a much lower price, then we’ll have no
other alternative except to upgrade the technology to its fullest―to limit,” Duterte
said during a recent visit to Sarangani for the ground breaking of another
coal-fired-power plant.
The President said he sees nothing
wrong with the government’s plan to put up new coal-fired power plants to boost
power supply in the country.
“You
open the Philippines for all power players, I guarantee you the electricity
will become cheaper,” he pointed out.
“At this
time, whoever is the president of the Philippines would always contend with
coal. There’s so much coal still that can be utilized by civilization for the
next 50 to 70 years. And to be worrying about pollution, well, we just have to
come to terms with that in our time, in our generation, it is really what it
is. There is nothing you can do about it,” Duterte said.
The government last year approved the
construction of 25 new coal-fired power plants, according to Sen. Loren
Legarda.
The President said in January that building
more coal-fired power plants is necessary to meet the nation’s growing energy
needs.
These pronouncements of President
Duterte delighted resident and officials of the municipality of Sual led by
Mayor Roberto Arcinue following a report that a multi-national company is keen
on putting up another coal-fired-power plant in their town that is capable of
producing 1,000 megawatts.
The company, the report said, will be
using ultra-supercritical combustion technology that greatly reduces pollution,
as prescribed by the President.
In welcoming the entry of another
power plant in their locality, Mayor Arcinue said this would mean hundreds of
jobs for the residents and millions of pesos of additional revenues for the
municipality. (P.R News)
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