Global Green Power PLC Corporation Grid Connected Renewable Energy Biomass Power
It is for the Nation to decide which of the more expensive Renewable Energy technologies are to be deployed in order to harness clean power within the Philippine archipelago. It is however a National disgrace not to encourage, maximize and deploy with all possible haste, Renewable Energy such as Thermal Biomass Grid Connected Power Plants (TBGC) that provide less expensive power than newly built Fossil Fuel Power Plants, whilst delivering extraordinary levels of socio-economic development.
Clearly, it is time to set the record straight regarding Global Green Power PLC Corporation’s (GGPC) TBGC power plants. These power plants will definitely reduce the cost of new and future power supply within Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao under the Republic Act 9513 known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RE Act);
Today’s new coal power plants are delivering energy at prices in excess of Php 8 pesos per kilowatt-hour to Electric Cooperatives and Distribution Utilities as evidenced by the most recent Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved Electricity Supply Agreements (ESA). These ESAs embody the latest capital cost of plant equipment, development cost, construction cost, fuel cost on a “pass through” basis, as well as operations and maintenance for a newly built coal power plant. Additional information regarding this ERC approval and the GGPC TBGC power plant are available through our website at www.global-green-power.com under the heading “GGPC TBGC Situation Paper”
Global Green Power PLC Corporation (GGPC) Thermal Biomass Grid Connected (TBGC) Power Plants will deliver power at Php 7 Pesos per kilowatt hour through the RE Act’s Feed in Tariff (FiT), should the National Renewable Energy Board’s (NREB) proposed FiT rate be approved by the ERC. This price is subject only to the Philippines Consumer Price Index (CPI), minimal Foreign Exchange Rate (FX) fluctuations and has no fuel cost “pass through” burden to the Consumer. The FiT rate pricing structure will afford Philippine Consumers a less expensive and stable power price based on basic cost of living (CPI) increases within the Philippines. In addition to a stable and reasonably predictable energy price Global Green Power PLC Corporation TBGC power plants provide extraordinary socio-economic development within rural areas:
Each Global Green Power PLC Corporation 35 MW TBGC Power Plant:
- Delivers “INCOME TO OUR HOST COMMUNITY” of an estimated $US 19 Million or Php 817 Million within the first year of operation and an estimated $US 798 Million or Php 33 Billion over 25-years. This income is injected directly into the host community through the purchase of biomass, biomass transportation, operations and ancillary services.
- Delivers “AFFORDABLE CLEAN POWER” under the RE Act at Php 7 per kilowatt hour FiT rate, which is significantly less expensive than newly approved ERC ESA’s for Coal or Oil power plants.
- Delivers “EMPLOYMENT” as each GGPC 35 MW TBGC power plant delivers an estimated 3,400 jobs within our host community through the collection of biomass waste, transportation and operations. GGPC biomass power plants are located in the center of agricultural production areas to ensure the optimized sustainable collection of biomass whilst delivering jobs to rural communities where additional employment is desperately needed.
- Delivers “POVERTY ALLEVIATION” to an estimated 14,000 people based on employment generation of 3,400 Filipinos in the collection, transportation and preparation of biomass waste as an alternative fuel for use within each GGPC TBGC 35 MW power plant.
- Delivers “ENERGY SECURITY” through the utilization local biomass waste as an alternative fuel that displaces imported fossil fuels. Fossil fuels that are dwindling, finite resources subject to price volatility and under increasing upward price pressures due to unrest in the Middle East. Fossil fuel usage is now increasingly exerting even more upward price pressure as nuclear power generation is reduced due to security concerns subsequent to the Fukushima Japan nuclear power plant tragedy.
- Delivers “FOREIGN EXCHANGE SAVINGS” to the Nation obviating the necessity of purchasing Oil based Diesel Fuel saving a projected $US 80 Million or Php 3.3 Billion in the first year and $US 3.3 billion or Php 138 Billion over 25-years operation of just one GGPC 35 MW TBGC power plant.
- Delivers “CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION” by using only biomass wastes for fuel such as; rice straw and husks, corn straw and cobs, sugar cane tops and leaves, coconut wastes and other biomass residues that are currently either burnt openly in the fields producing Carbon Dioxide or left to rot causing Methane. Both are Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) that contribute significantly towards Global Warming. Global Warming is potentially one of the greatest threats to the Philippine’s sustainable economic growth.
- Delivers “DECENTRALIZED BASE-LOAD POWER” to the distribution Grid with the same delivery profile as a coal power plant. GGPC TBGC small, decentralized power plants actually stabilize the grid and reduce distribution system losses.
- Delivers “CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY” to an estimated 140,000 households from each GGPC 35 MW TBGC plant in the form of Base-Load, Carbon Neutral, Renewable Energy generated from within rural locations. “Clean Energy for every Juan”.
- Delivers “SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” and Social Integration through the provision of sustainable employment and stable Base-load power supply that stimulates economic development in areas where disaffected and marginalized communities have little to no opportunity to improve their livelihood.
- Delivers “AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT” as the farming community derive additional income from their crops through biomass waste sales and best practices are implemented through the non-burning or dumping of wastes.
- The Philippines needs Fossil Fuel to enable the Nation’s growth however, not at the expense of the country’s natural resources such as biomass that can compete with newly built and ERC approved Oil and Coal power plants. There is room for all power generation in our Country’s bid to become competitive on the World stage. We must however remain diligent regarding the Philippines’ ever increasing reliance and exposure to imported foreign fossil fuels as these limited resources become scarcer and the world becomes more susceptible to hostile commodity price increases and manipulation.
Global Green Power PLC Corporation TBGC power plants are Carbon Neutral assisting the Philippine Government meet it’s commitment to Climate Change mitigation by reducing Carbon Emissions. Climate Change remains a clear threat to the Philippines agricultural sector, which is vulnerable to severe weather patterns and rising sea levels. To quote the Philippines Department of Energy website[1] “The Philippines has experienced temperature spikes brought about by climate change. It has been observed that warming is experienced most in the northern and southern regions of the country, while Metro Manila has warmed less than most parts. In addition, the regions that have warmed the most (northern Luzon, Mindanao) have also dried the most. Largest precipitation trends are about 10 percent during the 20th century. Hot days and hot nights have become more frequent. Extreme weather events have also occurred more frequently since 1980. These include deadly and damaging typhoons, floods, landslides, severe El Niño and La Niña events, drought, and forest fires. Adversely affected sectors include agriculture, fresh water, coastal and marine resources and health.”
Global Green Power Corporation TBGC power plants are small (35 Megawatt), dedicated, base-load power projects that use agricultural and food processing wastes as well as other agri-waste as sustainable carbon neutral fuel. The use of these wastes as fuel does not compete with the human food chain or National organic fertilizer programs. In line with GGPC objective of minimizing our TBGC power plant’s Carbon Footprint, transportation of our biomass fuel is minimal with 75% of our primary fuel collected within a 25-kilometers and the remaining 25% collected within 50-kilometers radius. In addition our TBGC power plants exceed Philippine Emission Standards as well as those of the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank consistent with our commitment to provide the cleanest possible biomass energy globally.
My name is Maribeth de Montaigne, born in Valencia Bukidnon, grown in Cebu and schooled in Manila. I am the President of Global Green Power PLC Corporation and a Filipina patriot dedicated to the furtherment of the Philippines as a powerhouse of prosperity within ASEAN. I need your support to help the ERC approve the Feed in Tariff so that our power plants may be implemented to help alleviate the power shortage the Philippines is suffering today with; reliable, clean, affordable energy that provides employment within our rural communities that mitigates Climate Change. Please email me your support to
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Maribeth (Bunny) de Montaigne
President
Global Green Power PLC Corporation
