President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to inaugurate the first Ethanol Distillery and Cogeneration plant in the Southeast Asian region. The plant has the capacity to produce 30- million litres of ethanol per year and approximately 8 Megawatt of power.
Owned and operated by the San Carlos Bioenergy Incorporated (SCBI), the plant was developed by Bronzeoak Philippines which provided the technical expertise in biomass power plant engineering while the Zabaleta and Company provided the sugar-based agricultural experience.
The project is expected to revive the sugar industry by using sugarcane as the primary feedstock to produce ethanol rather than sugar.
President Arroyo’s activities during the visit at the site include ribbon-cutting, unveiling of marker and a short program for the inauguration. (PIA/EAD)