Talisay council OKs energy project

CEBU, Philippines – The City Council of Talisay approved the proposed memorandum of agreement between the city government and a firm for the waste-energy project in the city.

In a resolution sponsored by City Councilor Antonio Bacaltos, the city council authorizes Mayor Johnny De los Reyes to enter into a MOA with E3 Integrated Solutions for a partnership on a waste to energy facility located at Barangay Tapul.

Bacaltos, Chairman on the Committee of Environmental  Protection and Natural Resources Management, said the company had already submitted project details for the building of a sustainable environmentally friendly waste to energy recovery plant generating electrical power from the city's waste.

"The City of Talisay has been burdened with effective waste management and related costs, both tangible and non-tangible, including disposal and landfill management," Bacaltos said in his resolution.

Bacaltos said the analysis on waste to energy and an opinion rendered by Michael Espina Nuñez, the city's consultant on the Generation of Investment, firmly concludes that "waste to energy using Refuse-Derived Fuel is an acceptable technology and is considered as renewable and sustainable energy.

Under the MOA, the company will conduct feasibility study for recycling waste into energy in order to achieve the objectives like cleaner environment, electricity production, employment creation, provision and generation of community income, eliminate the need for land filling and earning carbon credits for the city.

"The proposal of E3 Integrated Solutions, Inc. to establish a waste to energy facility in our city will bring three long term benefits for our environment and income generation for the city, respectively - it eradicates the reservation of waste, clean energy production will happen while abolishing greenhouse gas emissions, and provide local employment and add up to the income of the city by the monetary share from the biogas being produced and sold," Bacaltos added.