January 19, 2024

Early coal-fired plant retirement seen significantly reducing PHL emissions

By Sheldeen Joy Talavera – January 18, 2024 | 9:30 am from Business World THE early retirement of coal-fired power plants could prevent 290 metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) from the Philippines’ annual emissions, a climate data advocacy group […]
March 1, 2023

Aboitiz plant supplying Meralco at costlier rate of P8.5250/kWh

By Myrna M. Velasco – February 28, 2023, 5:21 PM from Manila Bulletin The GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) coal-fired power plant, which is a joint venture of Aboitiz Power and the Ayala group, is supplying 300-megawatt capacity to Manila Electric Company […]
October 24, 2022

Aboitiz Power to buy another 35.4% stake in Mindanao coal plant operator

By Alena Mae S. Flores October 23, 2022, 7:05 pm from manilastandard.net Aboitiz Power Corp. expects to complete the acquisition of an additional 35.4-percent equity stake in STEAG State Power Inc., the operator of the 210-megawatt Mindanao coal-fired power plant […]
August 11, 2022

Coal moratorium to stay under Marcos admin – DOE

By Myrna M. Velasco – August 9, 2022, 3:49 PM from Manila Bulletin The coal moratorium policy will be sustained under the Marcos administration, Energy Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla declared. “The moratorium on the building of new coal-fired power plants […]