A waste-to-energy biogas plant in Payatas, Quezon City has been upgraded to help it produce an average of 750 kilowatts of power from methane gas from the landfill there.
According to the Quezon City government, the plant has two new 320kW engines to supplement the original 236kW engine. The biogas extraction plant has also been modified to provide the methane required by the two new engines.
The plant, run by Pangea Green Energy, sells electricity to the Manila Electric Company, provides local employment, and also supplies power to streetlights in the area as well as to a “Plantsahan ng Bayan”, where residents can do their ironing for free.
Power from the plant saves the Quezon City government around P2 million a year in power costs.
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