An energy solution that satisfies no onehome/Business/Business Columns/An energy solution that satisfies no oneELECTRICITY supply in the province of Masbate should not be as big a challenge as it has apparently become, but with the exception of the office of Gov. The province and several local government units objected strenuously to the construction of a coal plant, forcing DMCI to shelve that plan. The plant, which is being built by subsidiaries of China Energy Engineering Group and China Southeast Asia Electric Power Construction Corp., is scheduled to be operational by October this year. The move, coming three years too late, has not stopped work on the DMCI plant, which was granted a certificate of endorsement by the Department of Energy last week. Now, post-election enthusiasm has once again dialed up public resistance to the coal plant, which to outside observers presents a puzzling picture of the province.

Source: Manila Times June 03, 2019 16:26 UTC