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General Santos City — Conal Holdings Corporation has announced groundbreaking rites for the 200MW coal-fired power plant in Maasim, Sarangani.
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.


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