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Hedcor specializes in hydroelectric power, a type of renewable energy that doesn't create CO2 emissions

BAKUN, Benguet – The body of a farmer who went missing in Bakun river was found on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, four days after he was swept away by the river’s raging waters in Likew Section, Sinacbat, Barangay Poblacion, Bakun in this province. Photo from Zaldy Comanda The Municipal Disaster R

MANILA - Major power plants in Mountain Province and Benguet that went on outage on Wednesday due to the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the northern parts of Luzon were connected back to the grid Thursday morning, the Department of Energy (DOE) said in a statement. "As of 11 a.m. on 28 July 2022, all power generation plants are under normal operation, including Hedcor hydro plants (FLS and Sabangan) in Mountain Province that went on outage due to the earthquake," the DOE said. Accordi...

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