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General Santos City — Conal Holdings Corporation has announced groundbreaking rites for the 200MW coal-fired power plant in Maasim, Sarangani. | |||
The groundbreaking ceremony for the $450 million power plant is scheduled on November 25, said Joseph Nocos, vice president of the Alcantara Group’s Conal Holdings. | The groundbreaking ceremony for the $450 million power plant is scheduled on November 25, said Joseph Nocos, vice president of the Alcantara Group’s Conal Holdings. | ||
This is a step to making the project a reality, said Nocos in a press briefing on the project that would be implemented by sister company Sarangani Energy Corp. | This is a step to making the project a reality, said Nocos in a press briefing on the project that would be implemented by sister company Sarangani Energy Corp. | ||
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued Conal an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) in 2009. | The Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued Conal an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) in 2009. | ||
The project was opposed by the Catholic Church and environmental groups including Greenpeace, which is monitoring coal-fired power plant projects in Mindanao. | The project was opposed by the Catholic Church and environmental groups including Greenpeace, which is monitoring coal-fired power plant projects in Mindanao. | ||
==Agri training== | ==Agri training== | ||