Socsksargen Presentation on CFPP- National Coal Summit

SOCSKSARGEN and theSM200 COAL FIRED POWER PLANT TIMELINE Certificate of Endorsement issued by the Department of Energy (DoE) July 27. 2009  ECC released April 28. 2007  Public scoping August 12. 2009  Proposed construction: 4th quarter 2009  . 2008  Public hearing February 26. OUR LOCATION . MINDANAO 200MW COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT THE SOUTHERN . LOCATION OF SM 200 . . and EGCO-BVI (40%)  EGCO-BVI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Electricity Generating Company (EGCO) of Thailand and is registered in the British Virgin Islands  .WHO OWNS SM200. Inc.COAL FIRED POWER PLANT? SM 200 is owned by Conal Holdings Corporation  Conal Holdings Corporation is owned by a Filipino firm Alcantara Consolidated Resources. (60%). Inc. Sarangani Province  .CONAL OWNS OTHER POWER PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES Conal owns 80% of Alsing Power Holdings.  Alsing owns 55% of Western Mindanao Power Corporation operating a 100 MW bunker C-fired power plant in Zamboanga City  Alsing also owns 55% of Southern Philippines Power Corporation operating a bunker C-fired power plant 55 MW in Alabel. CONAL OWNS OTHER POWER PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES  Conal also owns 64. Quezon Province . which operates a 460 MW coal-fired power plant in Mauban.5% of Northern Mindanao Power Corporation which operates a 90MW bunker C-fired power plant in Iligan City  Conal owns 26% of Quezon Power Limited Inc.. ALCANTARA CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES. )  . Owned by the Alcantara Family – one the loggers in the past decades  Own 26% of the Tampakan project  Holds political position in the province (Dominguez-Alcantara clan rules the province of Sarangani. INC. 3 billion. and Conal executives revealed the International Finance Corporation of World Bank expressed interests in the funding of the project .THE SOUTHERN MINDANAO 200MW COALFIRED POWER PLANT (SM200)  The project costs $450 million or Php21. lead. sulfur and other effluents but not carbon. not all.)  Progressive up to 900 MW in the next years. mercury. etc.DESCRIPTION OF SM200 SM200 will use Fluidized Combustion BedTechnology (uses lime to trap some.  The CFPP will use 55has for the location of the Plant  . They have a 7. dressmakers for the employee’s uniform. watchers of the carbon sink.500 ha carbon sink (mango and rubber trees) with Endesa Carbono and NEFCO interested for funding  . plant workers.CONAL AND THE GOVERNMENT SAY SM 200 IS GOOD BECAUSE: It can generate new jobs (construction workers. etc)  It will lower electricity cost at the consumer level  It will invite new investors  Clean-coal technology will be used. The major effects of this Coal-Fired Power Plant is the destruction of the Marine Industry in Maasim. 400 households will be affected .TUNA CAPITAL of the Pgilippines) b. Major Source of Livelihood in Maasim is Fishing c. d.AFFECTED COMMUNITIES a. Maasim Sarangani Province is rich in Marine Products (located near the sea Bay of General Santos City. andn the neighboring areas of Kiamba and Maitum.    “TinotoTampuan Reef” is among the best dive walls in the country and is even a declared protected area by the local government of Maasim. Sarangani Bay is declared protected seascape Sarangani Bay people live by the fishing industry . Lokal na Pamahalaan. Simbahan. Magsasaka/Mangingisda.nabuo ang Isang alyansa SOCSARGEN-Climate Action Now Kasama ang ibang mga grupo.kasama natin ang Pamalakaya-SP sa campaign.kasama natin ang Simbahan sa Kampanya sa Oposisyon ng CFPP.nagpasa ng Resolution ang General Santos City Council opposing Coal Fired Power Plant Ang Maasim LGU ay kinakampanya ang CFPP At ang Sarangani Province ay kinakampanya rin ang CFPP dahil ito ay balwarte ng Dominguez. a.a.hati ang stand sa isyu sa CFPP Sa stand ng Business they encourage na hindi mag bias a. Panggitnang Saray. May mga activity na magkasama with Church d. . 2009 Big Rally in Maasim . Piket rally infront EMB 12 and submit letter to DENR Secretary Atienza to revoke the ECC issued to CONAL c. Socsksargends-agenda.OUR ACTIONS AGAINST SM200 a.BAYAN. Mass Mobilizations. Press Statements. 14.nabibitbit parati ang issue d. Submit Oppostion Letter to General Santos City Council b.Socsksargen. PAMALAKAYASarangani Higlight is Sept. RECOMMENDATION IEC Materials for reproduction  Mas mabitbit pa yung campaign sa National Level at makabit sa Mining Issue  Technicalities: computations kung totoo yung projected power shortage sa Region  . 4. Pursue renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power plants.OUR CALLS Our Calls 1. Respect the rights of Maasim people to say No to SM 200 3. Stop the construction of SM 200 2. . 5. Sustainable livelihood projects instead of coal-fired power plants. End the use of dirty energy.