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Philippines Energy Company Junk Coal Plant & Break Ground on Latest BESS

Coal is dying a slow death in the central Philippines, and giant batteries are moving into the neighborhood to take its place.

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Coal is dying a slow death in the central Philippines, and giant batteries are moving into the neighborhood to take its place. The Visayas power grid has suffered from chronic reliability issues for years, leaving the province of Cebu vulnerable to rolling blackouts during peak periods. As regional authorities push to integrate more renewable energy into an aging network, energy companies are shifting investments from fossil fuels to utility-scale energy storage.

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