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<p>MANILA -- The Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday said the Philippines should not be compared to other countries when it comes to its power mix.</p><p>This was after news reports showed that the Philippines&#x27; reliance on coal was growing.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/2/coal-reliance-growing-in-philippines-indonesia-report-1147" id="isPasted">Coal reliance growing in Philippines, Indonesia: report</a></div><p>In a statement, the DOE said the power generation mix of the Philippines cannot be directly compared with large economies like China and Indonesia because of differences in demographic, economic, and energy profiles.</p><p>The DOE noted that according to the latest Global Energy Monitor Report, as of January 2024, China&#x27;s coal power plant capacity is at 1,136.7 giagawatts (GW), and Indonesia&#x27;s is at 51.6 GW.</p><p>The Philippines, meanwhile, only has 12.1 GW.</p><p>&quot;This underscored the vast difference in the scale of energy economic infrastructures among the three countries,&quot; the DOE said. </p><p>The DOE also noted that in 2021 alone, China generated 5,417, 848 GWh from coal, and Indonesia generated 189,683 GWh. </p><p>The Philippines only generated 65,052 GWh. </p><p>The agency also stressed that the Philippines only accounts for 0.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, as against China&#x27;s 29.2 percent and Indonesia&#x27;s 2.3 percent, according to the European Commission - Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research on GHG Emissions of All World Countries 2023 Report.</p><p>&quot;While the Philippines relies heavily on coal-fired power generation, the absolute amount of generation and corresponding emissions are minimal as compared to those of China and Indonesia,&quot; the DOE said. </p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The Philippines aims for renewable energy to make up 35 percent of its power generation by 2030, while Indonesia is committed to reaching 44 percent in the same year.</span></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eE9dpiPnS1s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Energy has spoken up on news reports which noted that the Philippines' reliance on coal is growing.</p>

The Department of Energy has spoken up on news reports which noted that the Philippines' reliance on coal is growing.

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DOE says PH must not be compared with Indonesia, China in coal use

DOE says PH must not be compared with Indonesia, China in coal use

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Published Jul 10, 2024 04:30 PM PHT

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