SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) has announced it has formed the Multipartite Monitoring Team (MMT) for the Maris South Canal (MSC) hydroelectric plant as an environmental requirement for the 8.5MW power project, to be located in Isabela, The Philippines.
The MMT is composed of 11 members from SNAP-Magat, DENR-EMB Region 2, Department of Agriculture Region 2, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 2, Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) of the Provincial Government of Isabela, National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System (NIA-MARIIS), CENRO-San Isidro, BLGU of Ambatali, MLGU of Ramon, Ambatali Elementary School and RamCor, the Council of Irrigators’ Association.
The MSC plant will be developed by SNAP-Magat as a run-of-river project that will utilize the irrigation flow from Maris Reservoir into Maris Main (South) Diversion Canal. The project is expected to be completed in November 2017, with an estimated project cost of US$47.1 million.
As part of its general responsibility, the MMT has conducted its first ocular inspection at the project site in Brgy. Ambatali, Ramon, Isabela.
