Boundary dispute mars power plant completion

ILOILO CITY: A boundary dispute between the municipalities of Laua-an and Bugasong in northern Antique and the concerns of indigenous people added to the problems that further delay the completion of the first hydroelectric power plant in Western Visayas.

The regional project monitoring committee (RPMC) in the region chaired by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Ro-ann Bacal has to intervene in the dispute to complete the government’s project in tapping the water source to generate some 8 megawatts of power.