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PHILIPPINE National Oil Co.- Energy Development Corp.
(PNOC-EDC) will set up a coco-biodiesel plant in its Southern Negros
Geothermal Production (SNGP) to supply the alternative fuel needs of
its vehicle fleet and eventually of Dumaguete City’s own
requirements.
“This year, we will put up a
CME plant in our SBGP Field to supply the requirements of its
vehicles. As a livelihood option, we have discussed with the
provincial government of Negros Oriental the possibility of scaling
up this biofuel project to benefit Dumaguete City and nearby urban
centers,” said Paul Aquino, PNOC-EDC president, in a presentation
before the League of Corporate Foundation’s CSR Expo 2007.
The plant was successfully
developed by the company’s energy research and development
department in 2004. It is the first small-scale coco methyl ester
production plant in the country and has a capacity to produce about
640 liters of the commodity every month.
--Euan Paulo C. Añonuevo
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