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The Philippines is largely a coal consuming country with coal having the highest contribution to the power generation mix at 44.5% in 2015. But, local demand for coal is not limited to power generation. In 2015, the cement industry utilized 15.22% of the country’s coal supply, 5% went to other industries such as alcohol, sinter, rubber boots More coal-fired power plants. The Philippines imports 75 percent of its coal supply most of it from Indonesia and Australia exposing the country’s electricity system to political unrest, price volatility and the risk of unfavourable foreign exchange rates. Coal mining in the Philippines has a long history dating back to the 1800s during the Spanish colonization of the islands. The Philippines consumes more coal than it can produce and coal is the main source of electricity. 20% of the country's coal supply is used by the cement industry (in 2005). As of 31 September 2005,the in situ coal reserves of the Philippines amounts to 458 million metric tons which is about 18% of the country's total coal resource potential amounting 2.53 billion metric tons (2.4 51 行 The Philippines is a relatively minor coal producer but has a number of coal-fired power The Philippines’ demand for electrical energy in 2013 represents a 42.17% increase from 2012,when the demand for energy was at 52,941 GWh. It is expected that the country’s demand for power will increase as the Philippines’ population and economy continue to grow. The Philippines’ current energy mix highly favors fossil fuels, with coal, natural gas, and oil, accounting for 73.56% of the country's total electrical energy needs, primarily due to their low cost. 47 行 Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown The Philippines has large resources of low-rank coal which can only be developed and utilized through Integrated Mine-Mouth Coal Fired Power Plants. This provides investors opportunities to set-up power plants utilizing Clean Coal Technology alongside the Coal Operating Contracts in the areas, Coal-fired power plants are currently the Philippines biggest source of electricity with an existing capacity of 7,419 MW. The Philippines also imports 75 per cent of its coal, and ranks 10th in the world for planned coal-fired capacity. Despite the country’s tax hike on coal last year, the government continues to support coal expansion. Aug 22, 2019 COAL will stay as the leading source of energy in the Philippines amid the government’s continued push for renewable energy (RE), according to a unit of the Fitch Group. In its commentary sent to The Manila Times on Wednesday, Fitch Solutions Macro Research said it forecasts coal to make up 59.1 percent of the country’s [] The Philippines, however, still has plans for more than 10,000 MW of new coal power in the pipeline, worth $20.8 billion, according to a study published by the ICSC and the Institute for Energy
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