PH urged to drop coal for renewables

THE government, energy sector, and consumers should act collectively, decisively and quickly to switch to low carbon options as the effects of climate change are now being experienced by everyone.

Energy Development Corp. (EDC) president and chief operating officer (COO) Richard Tantoco said that notwithstanding the seeming lull offered by cheaper electricity prices, countries that have depended on coal plants as their main source of electricity have learned that such reliance can ultimately be very costly.