Eastern Samar will get its first hydro power plant hopefully in the next three years after the Department of Energy (DOE) formally awarded the service contract for the project to a local renewable energy firm.

In a statement, the DOE said Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla has already signed the renewable service contract for the 300-megawatt pumped storage Bolusao hydro project in Eastern Samar.

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