A grounding, a gravy train and a curiously convenient contract
Psst. Nosy Tarsee hears whispers from the waters off Palawan, where a certain hulking bulk carrier — let’s call her the Coal Queen — found herself parked atop…
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Psst. Nosy Tarsee hears whispers from the waters off Palawan, where a certain hulking bulk carrier — let’s call her the Coal Queen — found herself parked atop…
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Rescue workers were on site assessing gas levels before continuing operations, the governor said, posting images of ambulances at the mine entrance.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) will maintain its moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, even as it moves to boost electricity supply and contain…
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The future of the country’s largest coal producer is entering a critical phase, as the government prepares to open its long-held mining area to competitive…
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has pegged coal-fired power at P6,000 per megawatt-hour (MWh) under a new pricing scheme to stabilize electricity rates…
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The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and its power generation arm, Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), are keeping a close eye on the upcoming Semirara Mining and…
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Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN), the generation arm of the Manila Electric Co., is setting up to start building its 73-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in…
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The country is grappling with the high cost of renewable energy (RE) and the slow pace of its development, prompting energy companies to delay their shift away…
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Most nations’ campaigns to shift to renewable energy and the still weak global economy are taking their toll on international coal prices — which are falling —…
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Field reports from 2023-2024 indicated full-scale commercial mining, with daily convoys of 35-ton trucks hauling coal from Ned to Maitum.
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LAKE SEBU, SOUTH COTABATO — Coal mining in Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu continues to expand as Daguma Agro Minerals, Inc. (DAMI) accelerates extraction operations…
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Pedrosa emphasized that even the DoE’s 14 October 2025 advisory, which expanded the exemptions to the coal moratorium, cannot justify the Atimonan coal plant…
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The case filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against Secretary Sharon Garin concerns alleged violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act…
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Environmental group Quezon for Environment (QUEEN), church leaders, and residents from Atimonan, Quezon Province, together with the Philippine Movement for…
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Abrupt RE scaling increases risks of blackouts, as seen in last year’s unplanned outages at fossil plants that spiked prices 20 to 30 percent.
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Coal Asia major shareholders, Dexter Y. Tiu, Eric Peter Y. Roxas, Gertim G. Chuahiong, Alexander Y. Tiu, and John L. Capinpin has entered into a Share Purchase…
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Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), the power generation arm of the Manila Electric Co., through MGEN Thermal, is targeting the completion of its 73-megawatt (MW)…
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The 735-megawatt Pagbilao Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Quezon is now under the ownership of AboitizPower’s Therma Luzon Inc. (TLI) after TeaM Energy…
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