PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) announced that it was pushing through with its 40MW Maibarara geothermal project after an ECC was issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Maibarara is located at Calamba, Laguna and Sto. Tomas, Batangas.
PERC is expecting to commission the first 20 MW integrated steamfield and power plant by late 2013. PERC will develop the said geothermal project together with Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. and PNOC – Renewables Corp.
The ECC encompasses the 4 major phases: well work-over and drilling, installation of the fluid collection and reinjection system, power plant construction, and the erection of transmission facilities. The ECC requires however some conditions. Major of which are: to form a multi-partite monitoring program, establish an environmental guaranty fund, and undertake mitigating measures whenever necessary in each phase of the project.
The Philippines, next to the United States, is one of the countries with the most number of geothermal sourced power. Energy Development Corp (EDC) holds the distinction of being the no. 1 geothermal producer in the country.
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Category: Clean Energy, Geothermal
