Coal-fired power plants on schedule
Construction of a combined 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, is on schedule, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Exclusive: Japan uses ‘environmental’ fund to finance Vietnamese coal plant
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation approved a loan to the controversial Vung Ang 2 coal project from a facility intended for “environmental preservation”
DOE keeps new coal capacity target
The country’s love affair with coal technology is far from over, as the current official project list of the Department of Energy (DOE) still casts 11,289 megawatts of committed and indicative coal plant projects due for developments in the short to medium term.
Nine power projects get SIS endorsement
NINE power projects, including a coal-fired power plant in Mindanao, has secured the Department of Energy’s (DoE) approval to conduct a system impact study (SIS) on their respective power facilities. GNPower Kauswagan Ltd. Co. was endorsed to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines for clearance to conduct an SIS for its coal-fired power plant […]
DOE excludes existing plants’ expansion plans from coal moratorium
Existing coal-fired power plants will be free to expand their facilities, according to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) coal moratorium policy.
DOE excludes expansion projects in coal moratorium
Existing generating facilities with definitive expansion plans will be excluded from the coverage of the coal moratorium policy that was finally firmed up by the Department of Energy (DOE) in an advisory that it issued this week.
DOE issues advisory clarifying moratorium on new coal projects
The Department of Energy on Monday issued an advisory to clarify the moratorium on the processing of applications of greenfield coal-fired power plants, including exemptions to address the concerns of power stakeholders.
Chinese firms step up investments in climate-friendly power projects in Southeast Asia as costs fall, policy shifts
Supported by solar equipment makers, Chinese investors are in a strong position in terms of cost-competitiveness in project tenders
