CEBU CITY – The Energy Development
Corporation's (EDC) 222.5-megawatt (MW) Southern Negros Geothermal Project has
been certified as compliant with the minimum health standards set by the
government on COVID-19.
The utmost importance that we give to the
health and safety of our workforce and partners have been put to the test since
the start of the pandemic last year. It was imperative for EDC to keep everyone
safe from the time they enter our facilities to the time they go home to their
families as we continue to provide an uninterrupted source of clean, reliable
power to our country,” Southern Negros Geothermal Project (SNGP) head Engr. Debonnaire
Mamhot said.
Although getting the safety seal certification
is voluntary, the geothermal leader took on the challenge and invited
representatives from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to inspect
its 24/7 green energy facility in Valencia, Negros Oriental to showcase its
health and safety protocols for its employees and contractors on site.
Through the collaborative efforts of EDC’s
Occupational Health team and COVID-19 officers led by Mary Trishia Alesna,
Safety Officers Earl Alano and Ma. Theresa Cardino, and Compliance Officer
Bonife Marie Gaso-Llena, they were able to showcase EDC-SNGP’s protocols and
implementation that consisted of thorough health entry screening (temperature
scanners, health declaration form, QR Code scanning) strengthened COVID-Health
Information, Education, and Communication campaign, and signages reminding
everyone of our minimum health standards and the need for full compliance.
“This certification encourages us to share our
best practices with our stakeholders and other companies to help them keep
their own people safe from COVID-19 and harm,” Mamhot added.
EDC’s Negros team has been consistently
recognized for its practices that go beyond compliance and sustainability.
In June 2020, it won the Gawad Tugas award for
the Clean Air and Water-Power Plant Category from the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) for its exemplary performance in environmental
protection, conservation, and management.
Its Baslay Coffee Project for its Baslay
Farmers’ Association also received the prestigious Grand Anvil Award from the
Public Relations Society of the Philippines and the Best CSR Award for
Enterprise Development from the League of Corporate Foundations’ CSR Guild
Awards also in 2020.
EDC likewise elevates its power customers in
Negros Island and all over the country by helping them lower their carbon
footprint and even becoming carbon neutral through the clean, reliable,
geothermal energy or Geo 24/7 that it provides them.
In total, EDC generates over 40 percent of the
Philippines’ renewable energy output and serves about 10 percent of the
country’s overall electricity demand with its installed capacity of almost
1,500MW.
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