June 12, 2019

‘Power-shortage warning is call for more coal plants’

By Lenie Lectura – June 12, 2019 from Business Mirror A coal-fired power plant in Limay, Bataan, produces much-needed electricity but contributes to air pollution as it emits black smoke from its chimney. CONSUMER group Murang Kuryente on Tuesday said […]
February 1, 2019

Kephilco keen on pursuing coal plant project in Sual, Pangasinan

By Lenie Lectura – February 1, 2019 from Business Mirror KEPCO Philippines Corp. (Kephilco) is keen on pursuing its multibillion-peso 2 x 500 megawatt (MW) coal power project in Sual, Pangasinan. Kephilco’s power project was earlier listed by the Department […]
November 14, 2018

Accelerating the uptake of renewable energy through the Green Energy Option Program

By Marlon Apanada – November 13, 2018 | 9:09 pm from Business World AFFORDABLE ENERGY is a precursor to economic growth, which is of particular importance given our country’s current situation: we are facing energy supply challenges while paying for […]
September 21, 2016

Coal expected to still dominate power mix

Monday, September 5, 2016 from The  Visayan Daily Star Coal is still expected to dominate the power mix in the Philippines in the next one or two decades despite increases in investments in renewable energy. This is because the overall […]