| Title | Mt. Apo Geothermal Project: A Learning Experience in Sustainable Development |
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| Authors | L. M. Ote and A.C. de Jesus |
| Year | 1995 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | geothermal project, environment, Mt. Apo, Philippines |
| Abstract | Mt. Apo Geothermal Project, a critical component of the Philippine Energy Program met stiff opposition from 1988-1991. Seemingly irresolvable legal, environmental and cultural issues between the government developer, the Philippine National Oil Company-energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) and various affected sectors delayed the project for two years. The paper discusses the efforts undertaken by the developer to resolve theses conflicts through a series of initiatives that transformed the project into a legally, environmentally and socially acceptable project. Lastly the PNOC-EDC experience has evolved a new set of procedures for the environmental evaluation of development projects in the Philippines. |