AgroFossilFree - GIS-based site suitability analysis for biomass power plant in Bohol

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Site suitability is an essential process in determining potential sites for power plant development with respect to some economic and environmental factors, such as road access, land surface features, crop distribution, and the population’s energy demand. In terms of the working population and land usage, agriculture remains to be Bohol’s largest sector. Agriculture covers more than half of the province's total land area. It was found that the municipalities of Dagohoy, San Miguel, Talibon, Trinidad and Ubay are abundant in coconuts, accounting for 38% of agricultural land and cultivating rice on about 32% of their agricultural area. The large croplands offer an abundant supply of agricultural residues. Along with an increasing number of people located some distance from croplands, electricity may be used efficiently. Furthermore, the municipality of Ubay was identified as the most suitable site for plant development through the integration of the GIS approach that allowed the analysis of the top rice and coconut areas in the province to determine the most suitable location that balanced economic and environmental criteria within the biomass supply.