THE CEBU provincial government is meeting next month with companies that have expressed interest in the planned waste-to-energy (WTE) project. Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia said they have already met with officials of the Department of Energy for the legal, technical and financial requirements of the WTE plant, which will be built on a 64-hectare provincial lot along Uling Road in Naga City. “We’re proceeding with this very, very carefully but very, very determinedly,” Ms. Garcia said. The project will be undertaken through public-private partnership, with the provincial government providing the land while the proponent will build and operate the facility for a 25-year period. “By Nov. 6, we shall have taken another step further,” the mayor said, referring to a scheduled meeting with potential bidders. The terms of reference for the bidding invites is also being prepared, she said. — The Freeman

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