October 25, 2021

No phaseout of coal power plants in Mindanao – Cusi

By Myrna M. Velasco – October 24, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin The Department of Energy (DoE) has categorically countered the planned buy-out and phaseout or retirement of coal-fired power plants in Mindanao, specifying that this is not part […]
July 12, 2021

Climate advocate calls for ban coal-fired plants to extend to pending projects

By Angelica Y. Yang – July 11, 2021 | 7:47 pm from Business World THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) needs to expand its moratorium on coal-fired power plants to include more facilities, including those that have secured prior approval and […]
May 11, 2021

Asian Dev’t Bank drops coal investments, may support more natural gas projects

By Angelica Y. Yang – May 9, 2021 | 7:32 pm from Business World REUTERS THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its first energy policy draft that it will not be funding new coal-fired plants but will consider investing […]
November 14, 2020

Renewables adoption requires ‘whole-of-society’ approach — NREB

By Angelica Y. Yang – November 11, 2020 | 7:11 pm from Business World WWW.PETROENERGY.COM.PH/ THE transition to renewable energy requires the involvement of every segment of society with greater public engagement possibly encouraged by the government’s recent ban on […]