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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Groups opposing the construction of a coalfired power plant in this free port are not losing hope and have turned to President Benigno Aquino for help to stop the project, which is being pushed by one of Mr. Aquino''s best buddies, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras.

SUBIC, Zambales—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will not entertain any proposal to put up another coalfired power plant in the free port zone, according to the agency''s top official.

Resolution no. 131, issued unanimously by the City Council of Olongapo recently, shuns coalfired power plants as an energy source and pushes for renewable energy solutions for the city. The resolution was drawn up as a formal opposition to a proposed 300 MW coal power plant in the Subic Bay area, whose freeport zone and surrounds are popular ...

Alex Hermoso of Preda foundation a non government organization based in Olongapo City who oppose the building of a coal power plant in Subic hands over their protest documents to RP Energy President Ramon Aboitiz and Meralco President Oscar Reyes after a MOA signing between 3 energy companies to start the construction of a coal fire plant in Subic Bay Freeport.

Communities hosting coal plants like in Masinloc have always ended up shouldering the massive costs and impacts created by burning coal for energy. The Masinloc coalfired power plant has been found to produce fly ash contaminated with a range of toxic and potentially toxic elements.

Nov 23, 2011· Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd.Philippines Inc. will put up a 200megawatt (MW) power plant within the Subic Bay Economic Zone to supply its electricity requirements.

Ayaw namin ng Coal Plant sa Subic at Olongapo City ! The people of Olongapo and Subic have spoken against the project of the RP Energy otherwise known to be the joint venture company between the Aboitiz Power Co., Meralco and the Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC) for a 600MW Coalfired Power Plant in Redondo Peninsula, Cawag, Municipality of Subic, Zambales.

Stop coalfired plant in Subic, groups ask CA Posted 1 year ago Members of an Aeta family from Zambales province join environmental and other groups in filing a petition in the Court of Appeals in Manila against the construction of a coalfired power plant in Subic Bay Freeport.

Coalfired power plant under review. PAGE 6. ... BY JOHN BAYARONG After mustering a 2,000man march last August, the ''No to coal plant in Subic Bay'' movement may be losing steam. From August ...

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: It''s all systems go for the US billion 600 megawatts (MW) coalfired power plant project here with construction to commence in the next few months, the project proponent said. An official of Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RPE) said. In a press briefing held at the Subic P

Background on Plant. In 2011 KEPCO Philippines Corp. (a subsidiary of the Korean Electric Power Company) announced it was planning to put up a 200 to 300megawatt coal plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to supply electricity for ship builder Hanjin Heavy Industries located in Subic Bay.

August 2011: Protest against proposed Subic Bay plant. A protest is planned for August 29, 2011, against a proposed 600megawatt coal power plant inside Subic Bay Freeport, citing pollution and health problems as the main concern.

Oct 26, 2011· The people of the Subic Bay area, of Olongapo City, Zambales province and neighboring places will suffer if the Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc''s project to build a coalfired power plant in a barangay within the territory governed by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority pushes through.

By Rey G. Panaligan. Two groups of residents and environmentalists have asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the construction of a coal plant in Subic, Zambales, that would cause aviation hazards and environment damage.

RP Energy is the developer of an environmentfriendly and stateoftheart 600MW CirculatingFluidizedBed coalfired power plant in Subic that will help address the rapidly growing demand for power in the Luzon grid. Learn more CSR. RP Energy believes in partnering with the community.

TransAsia acquires Subic power plant December 2014. MANILA, Philippines – TransAsia Power Generation Corp. (TAPGC), a whollyowned subsidiary of TransAsia Oil and Energy Development Corp. of the Phinma Group, has acquired One Subic Power Generation Corp., a power generation company that operates a diesel power plant in Subic Bay.

Oct 30, 2012· By Cecille Garcia, Manila Standard Today MAY 15, 2012, SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The planned coalfired thermal plant here faces rough sailing as oppositors mass up to .

Sep 17, 2011· Save Subic Bay Maraming salamat po madam, padaanan na lang po next week ang individual certificates ng mga bata at yon nga palang registration nyo na di na masulatan kanina dahil basa na ng ulan ang registration form :)

Potential mercury contamination of Subic''s precious bay is a serious risk that policymakers must carefully consider. The bay''s pollution will also deal a heavy blow to tourism, one of Subic''s most prized industries today. OUR CALL: NO TO COAL PLANT IN SUBIC BAY! Northern Zambales was already a victim of the 600MW Masinloc CoalFired Power ...

It will be most unfair for the original investors now in Subic Bay that after investing in hotels, restaurants, ocean parks, beach resorts, hospitals (for medical tourism) and such projects, they will now be adversely affected by the establishment of a coal plant inside Subic Bay.

Clean pollution in Subic Bay? 8/23/2011 ... asserting that the Circulating Fluidized Bed or CFB coalfired power plant to be constructed in Subic Bay is a "clean" technology. ... Coal plants also add chlorine or other toxic chemicals to their cooling water to decrease algae growth. These chemicals are also discharged back into the environment.

Sep 22, 2012· A top official of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said a consortium of energy firms planning to put up a 600megawatt coalfired power plant here would not be able to avail itself of ...

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —Residents, businessmen and officials of communities surrounding this economic zone have spoken, and the message is clear—no to a coalfired power plant in Subic.

Network Opposed to Coal (NO to Coal) and Kalikasan People''s Network for the Environment support the Zambaleños'' and Olongapeños'' actions against the building of a coal fired power plant by the Aboitiz Power Corporation inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
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