16 DECEMBER 2009 - Green Power Nueva Ecija Groundbreaking Ceremony at San Leonardo

16 DECEMBER 2009

Green Power Nueva Ecija Groundbreaking
Ceremony at San Leonardo

The groundbreaking ceremony for Green Power Nueva Ecija Philippines Inc. ("GPNEPI") biomass power plant took place today the 16th December 2009. The GPNEPI power plant is to be built on land acquired by the company in San Leonardo, Luzon island, Philippines. GPNEPI will initially deliver 17.5 MW (expandable to 35 MW) of clean, green, renewable energy helping alleviate the power shortages within the Luzon grid.

The project has received tremendous support from the Catholic Church, the Governments of the United Kingdom and Finland, the Philippine Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Environment and Natural Resources and National Philippine Government.

The event was attended by key, Church, Government and Corporate dignitaries including:

Reverend Father Rommel Javaluyas, Parish Priest of San Bartolome, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
Mr. Redentor S. Gatus, Regional Director (Philippine Department of Agriculture)
Mr. Marriz B. Agbon, President, Philippine Agricultural Development & Commercial Corporation (PADCC)
The Honorable Rodolfo W. Antonino, Congressman, 4th District of Nueva Ecija & Vice Chairman, Committee on Energy, House of Representatives
His Excellency Heikki Hannikainen, Finnish Ambassador to the Philippines
His Excellency Stephen Lillie, British Ambassador to the Philippines
The Honorable Undersecretary of Energy Ramon G. Santos (Philippine Department of Energy)
Mr. Peter Heinzelmann, Poyry Energy Inc. (Philippines)

From left to right: David de Montaigne, President (Global Green Power PLC Corporation); Mr. Redentor S. Gatus, Regional Director (Philippine Department of Agriculture); Mr. Marriz B. Agbon, President, Philippine Agricultural Development & Commercial Corporation (PADCC); The Honorable Rodolfo W. Antonino, Congressman, 4th District of Nueva Ecija & Vice Chairman, Committee on Energy, House of Representatives; His Excellency Heikki Hannikainen, Finnish Ambassador to the Philippines; His Excellency Stephen Lillie, British Ambassador to the Philippines; The Honorable Undersecretary of Energy Ramon G. Santos (Philippine Department of Energy); Mr. Victor del Rosario, Director (Global Biomass PLC Corporation) and Mr. Simon MacKinnon, Chairman (Global Green Power PLC Corporation).