There are Tagabawa and Manobo communities at the proposed plant site, which would traverse this city and the provinces of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato.
Once it gets the necessary approvals, Orig said the company is planning to complete the project in five years to help augment the energy supply in Mindanao.[]
The Department of Energy has granted the company two contract areas involving 8,586 hectares in Mount Talomo and 8,910 hectares in Mount Sibulan.
Orig said the company was hoping the proposed power plant would generate around 200 megawatts.
Aside from a favorable recommendation from the city council to push with the project, the firm needs the same from the local governments of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato.
Aboitiz Power said the project’s exploration phase would cost around $16 million to $20 million in five years.
Orig said that the company was “mindful” that the two contract areas are inside the Mt. Apo National Park.
Bonguyan said that he saw “little problems regarding the creation of the geothermal plant.[]
