The 1,200 MW Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Station at Ilijan, Batangas, owned by the National Power Corporation. (Photo from the DOE website)
By Mark Saludes
Oct 7 2021
At least three Catholic bishops and more than 30 faith-based and civil society groups signed the demand letter
Church and pro-environment groups called for the cancellation of fossil gas projects that they said threaten a biologically diverse marine habitat in the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
At least three Catholic bishops — Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Taytay, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos, and Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan — and more than 30 faith-based and civil society groups signed a letter urging the project proponents and financial institutions to “listen” to affected communities.
“We are constrained to write to you now to demand that you cancel your proposed … hopeful that this time you will listen,” read the statement.
The letter was sent to Herbert Hernane, president of Linseed Field Power Corporation, and Ramon Ang, president of San Miguel Corporation (SMC).
Linseed Field Power Corporation, a subsidiary of Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Company of Manila, Inc. has proposed to develop an integrated Liquified Natural Gas or LNG import terminal located in the village of Ilijan in Batangas City.
The project aims to service the nearby Ilijan Power Plant as well as future SMC Global Power Holdings projects.
SMC Global Power Holdings, through its subsidiary Excellent Energy Resources, Inc. (EERI) also proposed to construct and operate a Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant with a total net capacity of 1,700 MW using highly efficient Gas Turbine technology named as Batangas Combined Cycle Power Plant (BCCPP) Project.
Read more in – LiCAS.news
