Mindanao on track to build more clean energy sources

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Mindanao is on track to achieve a balance between renewable energy (RE) and “dirty” and expensive fossil fuels — mostly coal — by 2030, with the Department of Energy (DOE) announcing the potential delivery of at least 1,000 megawatts (MW) of clean energy within the next three years. Speaking during

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