THE CITIES and Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) said it was impressed with the proposal of the local government to establish a Solar Electric Generating System Project or Solar Thermal Plant in Zamboanga City.
Mayor Beng Climaco, who attended the recently concluded CDIA virtual clinics, highlighted Zamboanga City as a destination for bankable and sustainable Infrastructure projects.
Climaco cited the need for a Solar Electric Generating System Project or Solar Thermal Plant in Zamboanga. “If this green project is implemented, it can help the poor due to lower electricity rates, job generation, and a sustainable and cleaner environment for the city,” the mayor said during the two-day virtual clinics which concluded on June 17.
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| Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California, USA.) (Photo by Craig Dietrich - Flickr) |
She said the local government envisions a thermal plant similar to California’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System which has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts.
The Ivanpah system consists of three solar thermal power plants on 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of public land near the California–Nevada border. Fields of heliostat mirrors focus sunlight on receivers located on centralized solar power towers. The receivers generate steam to drive specially adapted steam turbines.
Climaco branded the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System as an engineering marvel.
In addition, City Administrator concurrent Apple Go, who was also among those who attended the virtual clinics, told CDIA participants that the proposed Solar Electric Generating System Project can be located at the sprawling Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone.
“The area is ideal for its size and affordability,” she said, adding the thermal plant will be a good Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project under the Joint Venture modality.
“This can ensure institutional strength to the project,” said Go, who is also the concurrent Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Officer.
Zamboanga’s major economic activities are mainly on services at 69%; with the industry getting 28.43% and agriculture with 1.36 and the remaining 1% is in the fishery sector.
At the end of the virtual clinics, the CDIA said it was impressed with the project proposal which falls under its priority area of Energy. They said that it is a bankable project, a resilient and sustainable infrastructure project, and it integrates climate change resilience.
The CDIA, established in 2007 by the Asian Development Bank and the government of Germany, also helped the local government draft an application letter for support equivalent to an average of project preparation study of US$500,000.
With the objective of assisting secondary cities in Asia and the Pacific prepare sustainable and bankable infrastructure projects and linking them with funding sources as well as strengthening their capacities to develop and implement high priority investments, CDIA uses a demand-driven approach to support infrastructure projects that emphasize poverty reduction, environmental improvement, climate change mitigation or adaptation, and good governance.
CDIA’s work is mainly focused on traditional urban infrastructure sectors such as water supply, drainage, sanitation and mobility. However, to address needs and critical developments, CDIA is open to supporting projects in the energy, education, healthcare and heritage conservation sectors. (Zamboanga Post, Investment Promotions Division)
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