We could now see the whole structure of the New 164MW Coal Fired Power Plant in La Paz District, Iloilo City. The tall smoke stack was installed last month, and it’s quite tall! It’s easily the tallest man-made structure in Panay Island. If you notice closely the main structure looks like two smaller structures joined together, it’s actually because the power plant is composed of two separate smaller (82MW) power plants.
It seems that the power plant is on schedule with their target of opening (partially) by the end of 2010. Already, we could see that the big developments in the city (Megaworld, Plazuela de Iloilo, Ayala) are on the rise because of the promised lower electricity costs and improved reliability.
Well, they should at least verify those 70 people who “nauseated”.. they could just be saying that because they are against the said power plant.
Correction: DENT should read DENR.
i have just read news awhile ago (17-09-10). around 70 or more people have nauseated coz of some bad smell coming from this plant.iloilo gov’t. should investigate seriously with regards to this matter. though the plant could subsidized additional power w/c the city needs badly, health and safety of people and environment preservation should comes first.DENT ur attention please!
ok, let say this power plant can augment the power supply of iloilo city in the near future and bring lower rate of electrical bill. but how about water supply? MIWD now is in the midst of controversy because of their alleged poor service (pirmi wala tubi ang gripo!)no improvement in thier power lines and corruption. is their any plan to improve the water services in iloilo?
are they currently hiring personnel. how can i apply?
I am a student at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA. I am currently studying cultures and customs of the Philippines. I also work for General Electric Power Systems. So I was fascinated by this article. That is great to see your island become independent in producing your own electricity. Part of the curriculum is to blog with a Philippine site. This site seemed to catch my eye immediately