CABIAO, Nueva Ecija.-The municipal government of this
southernmost town in Nueva Ecija is bent on establishing a
multi-million peso sweet sorghum distillery and power plant.
Coinciding with the recent celebration of the 112th Unang Sigaw ng Nueva
Ecija, Mayor Abundia L. Garcia led local officials in joining Dr. William D.
Dar, ICRISAT director-general, Dominador B. Andres, assistant secretary for
field operations of the Department of Agrarian Reform, and Bernardo D. Tadeo,
president of Full Advantage Phils. Intl., in the groundbreaking ceremonies of
the facility in Barangay Bagong Sikat.
Unveiled was a 40,000-liter per day bio-ethanol distillery and a 5-megawatt
combined heat and power (co-generation) plant which would serve as this town's
contribution to the government's call for food security, energy independence and
sustainable development.
Garcia said the P720-million project is the first of its kind to be
established in the country. It will power the entire municipality at a lower
cost. - Jojo de Guzman
