Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said on Monday that the city will be studying the proposal of Australia-based company Corinthian Energy Resources, which offered its technology that will address waste problems in Davao City.
Ocampo, chair of the committee on environment, said the company has already submitted its proposal and documents to the City Council with copies to the city legal office.
He said their proposal is a waste-to-energy (WTE) sans incineration but through waste gasification.
“We need to study the offer of the Australian firm. Kuhaon ang mga basura nga dili mapuslan, ilang tadtaron, galingon, ug isulod sa drum that would spin the basura on high speed level. Sa sobra kakusog sa tuyok, mu-disintegrate ang basura and then will create a synthetic gas. This synthetic gas ila na pud i-filter and then ang pure ani na magamit na didto ni isulod karon sa engine sa turbine that would create electricity. Ilahang i-recycle ang mga basura nga ma-compost ilang himoong fertilizer, ang mga bildo will be crushed and can be added as extender sa asphalt,” Ocampo said in an interview.
The technology aims to produce 50 megawatts of electricity from waste.
However, Ocampo cited a downside of the proposal and that is how to sustain the wastes that will be collected as producing 50 MW of energy would mean more waste will be needed.
“Especially dili tanang basura puwede dalahon didto. Kay ang uban i-recycle man because we have a law. Ang mahitabo ana is mag import sila ug basura from neighboring provinces. Mao na ang isa sa ginatan-aw namo nga possible na musulod dinhi sa Davao. And we asked kung naa ba sila’y prototype o working nga plant. It is in the United Kingdom which is the first in the world and if musugot ang city, Davao City will be second in the world,” Ocampo said.
The proposal will be under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) program.
“Meaning ang city wala’y igawas nga kuwarta,” he said.
Ocampo said the city council is eyeing to review the proposal during the committee hearing after the Araw ng Davao celebration.
He also said the City Council is now determining what project would be possible for the city considering that the WTE is still up for approval at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board.
“Naguol mi tungod kay dugay na kaayo. The mayor is asking unsa ba gyud? Duna bay puruhan na maaprubahan o dili? Lisod man gud kaayo kay ang atong basura nagkadaghan na. We are generating around 700 to 800 metric tons of wastes every day in Davao City. Ginapaabot na lang nato karon kung musugot ang NEDA Board and DENR. Naa na ilahang duha ang bola karon,” he said.
