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PHL urged to decentralize power generation with more solar plants [BusinessWorld]
PHL urged to decentralize power generation with more solar plants [BusinessWorld]

PHL urged to decentralize power generation with more solar plants [BusinessWorld]

admin2022-09-12T21:35:07+08:0011 Sep 2022|Tags: electricity rates, grid modernization, Pedro Maniego Jr., Raphael Lotilla, RE, renewable energy, Solar Energy, wind|

THE Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said the Philippines needs to move towards more “distributed” power generation, which would involve the construction of more solar generation facilities while abandoning the current model of centralized baseload power, currently dominated by coal-fired plants. In an e-mail interview on Sept. 9, Pedro H. Maniego, senior policy advisor of ICSC, a climate and energy policy group, said that the dependence on coal renders the Philippines vulnerable to volatile international energy prices, and put forward solar as an alternative.

Philippines, ASEAN must tap solar, wind to meet rising electricity demand — report

Ira Guerrero2022-07-07T16:31:42+08:0007 Jul 2022|Tags: ASEAN, energy transition, GMA News, Jhesset Enano, paris agreement, renewable energy, solar, Southeast Asia, wind|

by Jhesset O. Enano | July 7, 2022 | Published by GMA News | READ THE STORY HERE Countries in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, must ramp up solar and wind capacities to meet the rising demand for electricity and avert more carbon emissions from the power sector, according to a new report. Despite its huge [...]

NGO says RE plants prone to fewer outages than coal-fired facilities

Ira Guerrero2021-10-19T23:10:11+08:0014 Oct 2021|Tags: Alberto Dalusung III, Angelica Yang, biomass, BusinessWorld, Energy, ERC, renewable energy, solar, Solar Energy, wind|

by Angelica Y. Yang | October 14, 2021 | Published by BusinessWorld | READ THE STORY HERE Non-government organization (NGO) Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said Thursday that renewable energy (RE) facilities are more reliable than coal-run plants, citing data on outages from the wholesale electricity spot market. In a virtual briefing, ICSC Energy [...]