City council gives SRPI full 3-6 months to construct 100mw coal-powered plant

ZAMBOANGA CITY (ZNS) -  The city council has given the San Ramon Power Incorporated (SRPI) from 3 to six months within which to start construction of their 100MW coal-fired power plant at the Zamboanga Ecozone.

This “ultimatum” was issued Tuesday following a dialogue held at the city council with of the SRPI, the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative or Zamcelco.

Alter the dialogue, the councilors decided to refer the matter to the Committee of Energy and Public Utilities headed by Councilor Charlie Mariano.

Mariano said the committee decided to conduct periodic checkup with the status of the project.

He said they will require accomplishments reports from both SRPI and Zamcelco on the status of the project to keep the council updated with the development on the proposed power plant.

The report could be done every two weeks or twice a month Mariano said.

The city council wants that the SRPI should start work on the Project within 3 to six month.

Mariano said this deadline Hill be enough for the SRPI to start work on any physical aspect of the Project.

He warned that the city council could take drastic action against the Project.

On one hand, Mariano said the city council can recall its resolution of “No Objection” to the project approved by the city councilor three years ago, in favor of the Project.

The SRPI is expected to construct its 100MW coal fired powered plant within the Ecozone. Of this capacity, the SRPI has contracted to sell 85 MW for the power consumption of the city’s some 150,000 power consumers.

The SRPI has announced a budget of P12 billion for the Project that World take about three years to complete. Coal that will be used to fire the plant will be imported from Indonesia.(zns)  (110714)