Naga Enters Agreement for Landfill Project

Monday, March 15th, 2010

If the City Government of Naga were to be asked, one man's trash is another man's treasure indeed.

The local government recently signed a joint venture agreement with an energy group for the construction of a power facility using trash from the city's landfill in Brgy. Balatas.

According to Oscar Orozco, head of Naga's Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), the newly signed agreement would facilitate the establishment of a gasification facility in the city landfill that could generate energy to augment the needs of local electric cooperatives.

Thomas Hess of the True Green Energy Group (TGEG) said that Naga was chosen after intensive research because of the city government's track record in managing and sustaining projects. Hess, who heads the finance team of the TGEG, also added that investors from the U.S. have expressed enthusiasm in the proposed project, citing the existence of two similar facilities in San Fernando, Pampanga and Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Once completed, the facility can generate up to 8 megawatt-hours, half the 16 megawatt-hours needed by the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative II (CASURECO II). Orozco also explained that because the facility will make use of the latest trash-disposal technology, there will be minimal residue. In fact, the ENRO head said that at most, there will only be a 3 percent residue from the incineration of garbage and its conversion to energy.

Hess further added that investing in renewable energy is not only profitable but also environmentally-sound. Sanitary landfills, he explains, are not that safe and can eventually leak over time. The TGEG official also emphasized that because investors are willing to infuse millions into the project, they had to make sure that their local counterparts would not pocket the money, hence their choice of Naga.

Mayor Jesse M. Robredo, on the other hand, expressed support for the proposed facility, adding that if fully implemented, the project can address the failures of the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

The agreement is scheduled to be submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for review and ratification next week. If approved, the city can benefit from the facility in as early as 12 months, according to Orozco.

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