A Filipino-Indian consortium has secured an area inside the New Clark City for a P4-billion four-hectare state-of-the-art waste-to-energy facility, among the investments secured during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to India last August.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on Monday said its officials, along with those from ATD Waste to Energy Corp. Global Heavy Equipment and Construction Corp., and India-based Uttamenergy Ltd. signed the lease contract for the facility last Nov. 19.
BCDA said the consortium aims to produce 600 metric tons of waste per day into 12 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to power around 10,000 households and provide jobs for Filipinos across Central Luzon.
Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Giovanni Carlo Bacardi said the project supports the government’s bid to increase the share of renewable energy (RE) in the country’s total mix under the Philippine Energy Plan 2023–2050, while helping boost waste management programs.
“It’s not only for job generation in the region and power generation, but it is also about waste management. Yearly, our problem is flooding and waste is contributory to flooding. So, it is like hitting two birds with one stone—waste management, power generation, and renewable energy,” he said.
BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua Bingcang said the project is to provide around 300 jobs during the construction phase, with an additional 100 direct employees once the facility becomes operational, aside from supporting downstream industries and stimulating economic activity across the region.
"This project demonstrates how sustainability can go hand in hand with progress. Through this facility, we seek to empower local communities by providing them with meaningful jobs, while simultaneously fulfilling our commitment to environmental stewardship and clean energy generation,” he said.
Consortium president Engr. Amando Diaz said the facility “symbolizes a shift in mindset.”
“It sends a powerful message: waste is not just garbage—it is a resource. A resource that, when managed responsibly and creatively, can power homes, fuel progress, and protect our planet,” he said.
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