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ICSC: Rotating blackouts underscore hidden risks of centralized energy infrastructure
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities REACTIVE QUEZON CITY, May 14 2026 –– The latest rotating blackouts across Luzon and Visayas underscore the systemic risks created by concentrating generation and transmission infrastructure in a limited number of large facilities and critical corridors. From the forecasted available capacity in Luzon [...]
CDO LGU revisits local energy plan, reaffirms commitments on energy transition
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities PRESS RELEASE CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, 11 May 2026 - The City Government of Cagayan de Oro, together with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), took a significant step toward crafting the city's Renewable Energy (RE) Plan and Roadmap and ensured [...]
Unpacking the power bills [BusinessWorld]
by Monalisa C. Dimalanta | Published via Business World Online The economic turmoil brought about by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East has led to heightened attention to the energy situation of the country. To be sure, our energy security had been precarious even before the events [...]
Readiness Before Resources? Why Enabling Conditions Matter for Local Climate Finance
by Jonas Brian Almendrala Editor’s Note: Jonas currently serves as the Manager for Urban Development at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, supporting partner cities in their climate-readiness projects under the Urban-Act Project. Our usual conversations and discussions on climate finance usually deal with questions on [...]
ICSC: The real risk is delay, not renewables
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities REACTIVE EDITOR'S NOTE (07 May 2026): Amendments were made in the introduction and articles cited to reflect clarifications in this piece. QUEZON CITY, 06 May 2026 – In the midst of an energy crisis, marked by rising electricity prices and continued [...]
