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Semirara approves P1.25 special cash dividend, total payout P13.8b for 2025

Coal and power producer Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) said Monday its board of directors has approved a special cash dividend of P1.25...

Lotilla urges insurers to maintain coverage for coal plants

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Thursday urged insurance companies to continue providing coverage to coal-fired power plants at reasonable rates amid the ongoing energy...

Semirara expects Acacia mine to start coal production in 2026

By Alena Mae S. Flores Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) targets to start production of the Acacia mine in Caluya, Antique by next year...

Wealthy nations pledge ‘no new coal’ at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan—Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout...

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers

Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research Wednesday that found...

Britain’s last coal-fired power station closes

The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on...

Environment group expresses concern over gov’t coal policy

The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) expressed concern over the endorsement of a coal power plant in Toledo City by the Department of...

Aboitiz: Coal to meet rising power demand

Aboitiz Power Corp. underscored the need to maximize high-generating non-renewable sources like conventional coal power plants with a capacity factor of 57.5 percent to...

Business groups express support for DOE’s balanced energy, coal policy

Major business groups including the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Employers Confederation of...

Lotilla denies favoring coal over RE sources

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Friday denied that the Department of Energy (DOE) is favoring coal over renewable energy in power generation. “Diversification of energy...

Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year—IEA

Paris, France—The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025,...

Coal reliance growing in Philippines, Indonesia: report

Coal accounts for a growing share of electricity generation in the Philippines and Indonesia, which are failing to ramp up renewables fast enough, a...

Group deplores PH’s ‘lack of energy resilience, heavy reliance on coal’

AN energy think tank on Wednesday deplored the country’s lack of energy resilience due to its heavy reliance on coal. The Center for Energy Research...

Guterres: Abolish fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

Nations must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in New York. “We are hurtling towards...
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