Conal Holdings Corp. (CHC) owned by the Alcantara Family announced plans to put up clean energy projects in the Visayas and Mindanao region with a combined capacity of 100MW. Specifically the projects will be hydro-electric in nature.

These projects are:

1. 17 MW mini hydro power plant in Siguel River in Sarangani Province.
2. 30 MW hydro electric power plant Kalaong River in Maitum, Sarangani Province that is currently undergoing study.
3. 40 MW hydro electric power plant in Bago River, Negros Occidental
4. 12 MW hydro electric power plant in Carol-an River, Negros Occidental

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The Aboitiz Group’s Hydro electric subsidiary, Hedcor Inc, announced plans of investing over $76.64 million in the construction of mini hydro electric power plants in the Philippines. Specifically the provinces of Benguet and Davao.

The plants in Benguet will be Ampohaw, Bineng 1 & 2, Bineng 2B, Bineng 3, FLS, Irisan 3,Lon-oy, Lower Labay and Sal-angan. While the ones in Davao City are Talomo 1, 2, 2A, 2B and Talomo 3. They are expected to add over 38MW of energy to the grid.
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Oriental Energy & Power Generation Co (OEPGC) president, Caroline Tanchay, said that they are planning to construct a P2.5 Billion hydro electric power plant in Panay Island to address the electricity problem of Aklan province. OEPGC is a subsidiary of publicly listed mining firm Oriental Peninsula Resources Group

70% of the electricity supplied to Panay comes from barges that have diesel power plants in them. Philippine Department of Energy data shows that Panay Island needs 189 MW of power, with its current capacity only producing 127.3 MW. The DOE also estimates that the island would need at least 30 MW of additional power in order to meet the islands future demand.

OEPGC’s planned hydro-electric power project will generate 18 MW and would have first dibs in supplying energy to the grid once constructed.

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Hedcor Inc, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp, has announced plans to put up a total of 120 MW of hydro electric energy power plants in the region of Benguet. The 120 MW energy will be milked from 4 proposed separate hydro electric power plant complexes

They are already conducting feasibility studies in the area and expect to start permit application within 2 years time. Add another two years to that timeframe to construct the plant and you would get the theoretical time line for their plants to begin operations.
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Just recently it was announced that Hedcor, developer of the Tamugan hydro electric power project, had submitted to its main rival, the Davao City Water District (DCWD), a compromise proposal for use of the Tamugan river in order to achieve a “win-win” situation for both parties on the use of the river.

Basically it will mean that Hedcor will only build one hydro electric power plant on the site instead of the planned two and move the plant to a higher elevation. Redesign is expected to be finished in 6 months.
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Hedcor president Rene Ronquillo shared the company’s plans to continue with its permit applications after moves by the Davao City Water District (DCWD) to block its use of the Tamugan for a hydro electric project were denied.

Aside from their approved permit by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), Hedcor already had already acquired their free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of the tribal groups in the project site agreement and their Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
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