Southeast Asia is the only region in the world where coal has a growing share in the energy mix. But according to new data from San Francisco-based non-governmental organisation Global Energy Monitor (GEM) the signs are that the coal industry is on the wane, even here. In the first six months of this year, only Indonesia, the […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been called out multiple times for the things he says. This time, it is environmentalists standing up to the controversial head of state after he described a coal-fired power plant as “clean.” On Tuesday, Oct. 15, Duterte led the opening celebration of the 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant of San Buenaventura […]

Around the world, there is a palpable sense of urgency to accelerate the energy transition. With millions of citizens participating in the #FridaysForFuture movement and still more facing intensifying natural hazards like typhoons, droughts and hurricanes, climate change has become an indisputable condition of our modern world. Wind and renewable energy have achieved strong progress […]

COAL TECHNOLOGY is getting cleaner and remains the most cost-efficient choice under current government policy on power generation, which is “technology neutral,” the head of a major power generating firm said. Rogelio L. Singson, president and CEO of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) said the company’s next project will be a more efficient ultra-supercritical facility with […]

A Filipinio energy company is reportedly switching on its new 500-MW coal-fired power station Tuesday, according to reports. The San Buenaventura Power Plant will be the first supercritical generation plant in the Philippines. The plant is located in Mauban, Quezon, and will supply power to the Luzon grid. It is owned by SAN Buenaventura Power […]

Asia’s reliance on coal-fired power may prove unsustainable in the long run because thermal power plants need to be cooled down with large quantities of water, the sources of which are drying up because of climate change, says a new study. Coal-fired power plants in India and South-East Asia are most likely to be affected by future water shortages, says […]

The economy of Indonesia is one of the largest in Southeast Asia with gross domestic product (GDP) of more than one trillion dollars, and coal has been at the heart of the nation’s energy policies for over four decades now. With total reserves of about 37 billion tonnes — more than 3 per cent of […]

Hundreds of people in this city in central Java staged a protest last week demanding a meaningful solution to a long-running air pollution problem caused by ash from a coal-fired power plant. The protesters, from the village of Winong in Cilacap district, gathered outside the district environment agency office on Sept. 30 to call for […]

The energy multinational Wood Mackenzie said in a recent study that coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come, its use expected to peak only in 2027. The Indonesian government has set a target of generating 23 percent of its power from renewable sources but has achieved only 12 […]

What some are calling the largest coal-fired power plant in Indonesia should begin commercial operations in 2020, officials said. The 2,000-MW Batang power plant is nearly completed, an official with Adaro Power told the Jakarta Post. The project is being built to deal with Indonesia’s looming electricity shortage, according to the company. Indonesia government authorities […]