A proposed coal power plant in Palawan could spell the end for more than a decade of intense conservation efforts for the critically endangered and endemic Philippine Cockatoo, locally known as the Katala, that number only around 1,000 worldwide.
The plan to build a 15-megawatt coal-fired power plant adjacent to the protected island of Rasa off the town of Narra, home to a critically endangered bird species, got the nod on Friday from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), overriding the opposition mounted by conservationists.
Outrage consumed most residents and businessmen here at a Thursday forum organized by Zambales officials after word spread that the government had approved the Subic coal-fired power plant project despite near unanimous objections.
An excess stockpile of coal and strong winds resulted in thick, black coal specks being blown to houses near the coal yard of Kepco-SPC Power Corp. in Naga City.
AN 82 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Toledo City will ensure stable supply and possibly lower power rates – two incentives that would draw investors to Cebu said local business leaders yesterday.
A third coal plant will be built in Toledo City two years from now, bringing to three the number of operational coal plants there.
Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. (RP Energy), a consortium of energy firms that plans to build a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant inside the freeport here, became the subject of a petition for a writ of kalikasan that was filed on Friday before the Supreme Court.
The mayor of a key Negros Occidental city declared full support for coal power plants, saying these are necessary to sustain the economy of the province and its highly urbanized areas.
A business group in Iloilo has criticized an order of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that allows a coal plant operator to charge an additional 32 centavos per kilowatt hour to recover P692.304 million in commissioning and testing costs.
An environment coalition in Subic staged various protest activities on Sunday to generate higher awareness against the planned coal plant project by a consortium of energy firms.
The city council voted to override Mayor Sara Duterte’s veto of an ordinance that would pave the way for the construction of a coal-fired power plant here, bringing the battle against the controversial project to the streets.
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan— Should stiff opposition in the nearby Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales stop the construction of a 600-megawatt coal plant there, the project would be welcome in Bataan, said Governor Enrique Garcia Jr. He said a 600-MW coal plant by GN Power Co. Ltd. in Mariveles is under construction and will be online by [...]
Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who had been a strong endorser of a coal-fired power plant that Aboitiz Power Corp. plans to erect in the Toril district here, says he now has apprehensions about the project after learning that the plant will require a lot of fresh water.
