The Bohol ChronicleThe supply of power and water should be sufficient in Panglao before we can talk of having an international airport, admits Gov. Erico Aumentado who expressed optimism that the Panglao Bohol International Airport will be completed in April 2010.
He admitted that both basic services are way behind of what is expected of an area
which will soon host a new international airport.
Aumentado bared that as far as power is concerned, there is only an excess of 35 megawatts in the province which will never be enough once an airport operates and more resorts are being constructed in Panglao within the next two years.
The new airport itself already needs at least 20 megawat power as he confirmed that the province now consumes 65 megawatts.
Because of this power requirement, Gov. Aumentado effected an endorsement from the Provincial Development Council (PDC) to be given access to additional power sourcing from the Leyte geothermal power source.
In tandem with the power requirement is the urgency to tap a potable water source which is a basic need in a resort area and even when the construction of the new airport would commence, the governor stressed.
He revealed that the Bohol Water Utilities, Inc. (BWUI) is requested to fast track its studies for the utilization of the upper Abatan River.
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