Another hydroelectric dam here is being rehabilitated to enhance the Luzon power grid.
Binga Dam in barangay Tinongdan here is currently producing 100 megawatts and it is being rehabilitated and upgraded to 120 megawatts and fully operational by year 2014.
According to lawyer Mike Hosillos, SN Aboitiz Power external affairs manager, the improvement of the dam will include the provision of new turbines and generators to improve generation efficiency in the coming years and to generate power to help in the growing need of energy in the country.
Just like Ambuclao Dam in Bokod, Benguet, the operation of Binga Dam suffered when it was heavily damaged during the July 16,1990 killer earthquake which resulted in the massive siltation of the water intake tunnels and reservoirs.
Aside from generating electric energy, the water held by the dam is used to irrigate agricultural fields. The dam helps minimize floods by absorbing the high peak flows by releasing water over a longer period, he said.
The SN Aboitiz Power acquired the Ambuclao and Binga dams from the Philippine government for $320 million and the operational cost is $280 million.
The Ambuklao Dam was also rehabilitated and was fully commissioned last month.
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Benguet is a source of renewable energy because of the presence of abundant water supply that helps in the production of clean energy to address the increasing demand for power as a result of rapid urbanization in various investment areas nationwide, Hosillos added.
Itogon Mayor Oscar Camantiles is pleased to say that the ongoing rehabilitation of the Binga Dam would mean, “additional economic growth for the municipality and giving livelihood and income to our people; it is also a great tourist attraction.” - (PIA / by Joseph B Zambrano)
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