Climate and clean energy campaigners argue that increasing the share of LNG infrastructure is not a decarbonization strategy as it is primarily composed of methane a more potent greenhouse gas which leaks into the atmosphere at every stage of its life.
Only two liquefied natural gas import terminals are expected to start operating in the second half to resolve the Malampaya gas supply restriction one of which faces a slight delay due to late delivery of equipment, according to an official of the Department of Energy.
The country’s transition towards cleaner energy is already taking shape, with two capital-intensive gas projects already in ‘aggressive’ stages of development. There are six liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that have secured the green light of the Department of Energy (DOE). These are FGEN LNG Corp.’s Interim FRSU and LNG…
The first ever solar-plus-storage hybrid resources system in the Philippines is now in operation after energy company AC Energy (ACEN) switched on the site’s battery energy storage system (BESS).