DOE ‘open’ to lifting ban on new coal plants

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) is open to lifting the moratorium on building new coal plants as the global oil issues persist amid the Middle East chaos. “Yes, we’re considering it,” DOE chief Sharon Garin told reporters when asked about the proposal of Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. READ: fossil-fuel-based-power-output-boosted-amid-luzon-supply-alert Balisacan said earlier that other countries, like Japan, Germany and Italy, had started revisiting their renewable shift goals “so that they could respond to the challenges of the current global situation.” Garin said the agency was already studying the proposal floated against the […]... Keep on reading: DOE ‘open’ to lifting ban on new coal plants

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