Investment outfit ThomasLloyd has kicked off work at its 25MW South Negros biomass plant in the Philippines.
The project will be commissioned by the end of 2017, it said, with foundation work now underway after a ground breaking ceremony (pictured).
Local crops will be used at the facility which will create up to 3000 new permanent jobs, the company added.
“The ground-breaking at South Negros BioPower once again emphasises our company’s sustainable expansion strategy,” said ThomasLloyd managing director Anthony Coveney.
“By further expanding our biomass investments, we are also extending the technology mix of ThomasLloyd’s infrastructure portfolio in Asia.”
The company has also commissioned two solar projects in the country, the San Carlos 2 and 3 solar farms, totalling some 125MW.
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