June 27, 2024

Viewpoint: Baseload, baseload, baseload

By DEMAND AND SUPPLY – Boo Chanco – June 26, 2024 | 12:00am from The Philippine Star Bloomberg had an article last week that heralded how “The Philippines has leapfrogged its Southeast Asian neighbors to become a regional leader in […]
June 20, 2024

Coal to supply PH power needs beyond 2030

By Alena Mae S. Flores – June 19, 2024, 8:50 pm from manilastandard.net Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla The Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday around 6,300 megawatts (MW) of “young” coal capacity will continue to reliably supply the country’s baseload […]
February 20, 2023

Coal plant firm demands P1.37b from Dasureco

By Alena Mae S. Flores – February 19, 2023, 7:40 pm from manilastandard.net GNPower Kauswagan Ltd. Co., the operator of a 552-megawatt coal-fired plant in Kauswagan, Lanao Del Norte, is seeking to recover P1.371 billion from Davao Del Sur Electric […]
September 21, 2021

EDC bats for accelerated phaseout of coal plants

By Myrna M. Velasco – September 20, 2021, 2:58 PM from Manila Bulletin First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is reinforcing call on policy leaders to accelerate the phase out of coal plants, similar to what is happening in other […]