By
Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
BURGOS, Ilocos Norte—Members of the Ilocos Norte Sangguniang
Panlalawigan has finally endorsed the operation of the 4.9- megawatt solar
power project, making it the first operational solar project in the province
seated under towering wind turbines that generates renewable electricity here.
Facing the West Philippine Sea, solar panels are neatly
laid down along a portion of a 600-hectare forestland at Barangay Saoit, the
same site where at least 50 towering wind turbines measuring 80-meters high.
Almost two months ago, the Ilocos Norte board refused
to endorse the Burgos solar farm of the Energy Development Corporation due
to the company’s failure to seek the provincial government’s endorsement prior
to its construction.
Under Section 16 of the Local Government Code of the
Philippines, it is essential that local government units fully endorse a
project which is geared for the promotion of the general welfare and
development of the province.
As the EDC committed to deliver its corporate social responsibility
projects due to host municipalities through the signing of a memorandum of
agreement with the provincial government, the board has unanimously agreed to
endorse the project which is now ready for commissioning.
To ensure proper and fair distribution of benefits, the SP
earlier passed an ordinance requiring investors in Ilocos Norte to submit
specific plans and projects pertaining to their corporate social
responsibility.
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