CEBU, Philippines – Cebu City’s deal with New Sky Energy Incorporated for a waste-to-energy facility could potentially meet half of the city’s daily power requirement and help stabilize the cost of energy for the country’s sixth most populous city, a local official said.
In contrast, WTE facilities can turn a ton of locally available garbage into power through combustion. New Sky claims its WTE technology could produce at least 350 kilowatts per hour for each ton of garbage.Meeting power needs halfway According to Garganera, Cebu City’s total power requirement is estimated at around 400 megawatts or 400,000 kilowatts.
“The amount of energy produced would still depend on the amount of waste brought to the facility,” Garganera told reporters. VECO also serves the cities of Mandaue, Talisay, Naga and four municipalities of the greater part of Metro Cebu: Liloan, Consolacion, Minglanilla and San Fernando. Its franchise service covers an area of about 674 square kilometers with an estimated population of 1.73 million.