SNAP Group joins Earth Day with clean-up drives
In Photo: (Left photo) SNAP-Benguet Clean-up Drive volunteers. (Right photo) SNAP-Magat Clean-up Drive volunteers. (SNAP File Photo)
SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group held clean-up drives at their host communities in Magat, Isabela on April 22, and Ambuklao and Binga in Benguet on April 23 to mark Earth Day 2024.
Volunteers composed of SNAP employees, contractors, local workers and residents, and government representatives participated in the clean-up drive. At SNAP-Magat, volunteers collected around a dozen garbage bags filled with plastics, styrofoam, and bottles at the Magat dam crest in Ramon, Isabela, which were then brought to a materials recovery facility (MRF) at the Magat dam complex for disposal. In SNAP-Benguet, mixed wastes were collected and disposed of by volunteers to the plants’ MRF. In addition to the clean-up drive, a fuel break was also established at Binga Hilltop to support forest fire prevention. Fuel breaks or firelines are vegetative structural control measures that act as a barrier to stop or slow down widespread forest or grass fires.
Earth Day is an annual celebration held on April 22 to commemorate the achievements of the environmental movement and raise awareness of the need to protect and conserve the planet’s natural resources. This year’s theme, “Planet vs Plastics”, is a call to action to reduce plastic waste. # (PR)
About SNAP:
SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) is a joint venture of Scatec and Aboitiz Power Corporation (AP).
Scatec is a leading renewable energy solutions provider, accelerating access to reliable and affordable clean energy in emerging markets. As a long-term player, they develop, build, own, and operate renewable energy plants, with 4.6 GW in operation and under construction across four continents today. They are committed to growing their renewable energy capacity, delivered by their 800 passionate employees and partners who are driven by a common vision of ‘Improving our Future’. Scatec is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘SCATC’.
AP is the holding company of the Philippines-based Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. It advances businesses and communities by providing reliable and ample power supply at a reasonable and competitive price, and with the least adverse effects on the environment and host communities.
SNAP owns and operates the 112.5-MW Ambuklao and 140-MW Binga hydroelectric power plants in Benguet; the Magat hydroelectric power plant which has a nameplate capacity of 360 MW and a maximum capacity of 388 MW on the border of Isabela and Ifugao; the 8.5-MW Maris hydro; and the 24-MW Magat battery energy storage facility in Isabela. The non-power components such as dams, reservoirs, and spillways are owned, managed, and operated by the government.
