DENR lauds Luzon Hydro Corp’s sustainability efforts

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recognizes recently the best practices of Luzon Hydro Corporation in managing the upper and lower Amburayan River.

Sustainability is Luzon Hydro’s responsible stewardship on the resources it optimizes to operate. “For Luzon Hydro, sustainability means constantly innovating to bring development to the remotest areas with up-to-date environment-friendly technology,” said Luzon Hydro’s environmental officer Cranep Udan.

The pivotal role of Luzon Hydro in the community is to provide reliable, reasonable, and responsible power that improve the lives of the locals, while respecting the environment where it operates.

 One of Luzon Hydro’s efforts is to preserve the Amburayan watershed through its environmental programs like reforestation and riverbank stabilization.  In partnership with the local government units and the local community, reforestation and watershed management programs has been implemented and strengthened. In fact, more than half a million trees were planted by Luzon Hydro since it started operating in Ilocos Sur until now. And, 89% survival rating is recorded and monitored by the DENR.

Family-based approach on reforestation was adopted by Luzon Hydro to ensure that the sustenance of the watershed provides livelihood to the community.

Luzon Hydro is driven for a more direct and active collaboration among the communities along esteros or creeks and rivers. The power firm harness the might of the Amburayan River to generate Cleanergy -- its brand for clean and renewable energy. It is just right to condition the river on its natural and abundant state. 

Luzon Hydro operates in a run-of-river scheme with an annual total generating capacity of 74.8 megawatts. Since 2001, Luzon Hydro is ahead in providing sustainable solutions for our country’s demand for power. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation.