WELLNESS IN ENVIRONMENT: Cleangreen Energy to build 12-MW biomass power plant in Bataan by 2017

A 12-megawatt biomass power plant with a dedicated plantation will rise in Bataan after Filipino-owned Cleangreen Energy Corp. (CEC) received its operating contract from the Department of Energy (DOE). The power plant, targeted for completion in October 2017, is expected to commence construction this year, with a plan to increase the capacity to 24 MW for the second phase of the project, said CEC president and CEO Francisco “Frankie” Dayrit. CEC received its Biomass Renewable Energy Operating Contract from the DOE in a ceremonial signing held on Feb. 12, which was attended by Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla and Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia. CEC’s Dayrit signed on behalf of the company, while Greenday Agri Farm president Mark S. Dayrit witnessed the momentous occasion. The 12 MW Biomass Power Plant would be built on a six-hectare property in Bagac, Bataan. It will utilize Giant Napier Grass (GNG) as its primary feedstock, to be sourced from a new dedicated plantation, which will be managed and operated by CEC’s sister company Greenday Agri Farm.