Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has appealed to Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Arifin Tasrif, for the lifting of its coal export ban as this would have an adverse impact on the availability of electricity supply in the Philippines. In a letter to the Indonesian energy...
With the coal export ban being enforced now by the Indonesian government, the Department of Energy (DOE) is prodded on a contingency measure to ensure sufficient coal inventory, that in turn could spare the country from rotational blackouts especially during the peak demand months of summer. In a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) should ensure there is ample coal supply and prevent an increase in the prices of coal following the Indonesian government’s decision to ban its coal exports this month. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the ban is a cause of concern as most power plants in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is exploring how foreign governments can contribute to the Philippines’ efforts to accelerate the decommissioning and repurposing of its coal-fired power plants. As overseas companies have a significant stake in the country’s coal-fired power plants, DOF...
President Duterte said he would "personally see to it" that Senator Richard Gordon gets slapped with a criminal charge, possibly malversation, for allegedly failing to return some P86 million worth of public funds. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from...
Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) was recognized at the ASEAN Energy Awards for the accelerated rehabilitation of its South Panian coal mine. To be specific, SMPC was declared as the winner in the award’s Special Submission category for the company’s...
A Philippine-based climate justice advocacy group on Friday urged the governments of the United States, China and Japan to immediately end public and private funding for overseas coal projects and other fossil fuels. Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) The US, Japan, and China...
Consunji-led firm Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) has turned over P1.7 billion worth of royalty payments to the government – via the Department of Energy (DOE) - as it recorded highest ever sales in its history as coal producer from Semirara island in Antique province. 29549 In a...
The Philippines' continued preference for dirty energy sources like coal is no longer justifiable especially with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest climate science findings, the Power for People Coalition (P4P) said on Tuesday, Aug. 10. (Photo from P4P...
The combined favorable impact of high coal prices as well as soaring prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) had propelled the 279-percent surge in consolidated net income of Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) to P3.98 billion in the second quarter this year...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is scouting for investor-challengers in at least two coal operating contracts (COCs) that it tendered for specified blocks in Visayas and Mindanao. For the targeted Mindanao coal mine developments, the blocks on offer are those in Asturias in Jolo, Sulu; Carmen in...
There are still a bunch of coal-fired power plant projects that must be ditched if San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is to prove its commitment to cleaner sources of energy, a pro-environment group said. (Photo by Wander Fleur/ Unsplash) “If SMC wants to grasp at the renewable energy (RE) message, it...
