State University in the Philippines likely first school to be powered solely by geothermal

State University in the Philippines likely first school to be powered solely
by geothermal

The Philippines-based Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has announced having
signed a power supply contract with Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in
the Philippines. Under the contract, EDC will supply up to 2.9 MW of power
to the campus of the oldest and largest state university in Region 3 in the
country.
The contract between EDC affiliate First Gen Energy Solutions, Inc, a retail
electricity supplier and the school was signed earlier but just made public
now. EDC's geothermal power plant in Bicol already started to deliver power
to the university in late June 2016.

"EDC is making the renewable energy option available to as many people in as
many places in the Philippines as possible. The entire CLSU campus will
benefit from environment-friendly power all year round and not rely on
imported and carbon-emitting fossil fuel energy sources or stopgap supply
measures that could not guarantee reliable and uninterruptible power. In
addition, we are committed to provide CLSU with customized energy solutions,
fair pricing, competent technical assistance, and responsive customer
support at all times," EDC Vice President for Corporate Affairs Ricky
Carandang said.

For his part, CLSU President Dr. Tereso Abella shared that the university's
philosophy and mission is to contribute to the moral well-being and
environmental consciousness of the people it serves and apply knowledge and
technologies for environmental protection and sustainable development. "We
can achieve this by mitigating the effects of climate change which is caused
largely by energy sources emitting large volumes of carbon."

EDC remains the country's leading producer of geothermal energy with total
installed capacity of 1,169 MW in Leyte, Negros Islands, Bicol and North
Cotabato.

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Ref:
http://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/state-university-in-the-philippines-likely-fir
st-school-to-be-powered-solely-by-geothermal/

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com