PHILIPPINES

Philippine reliance on coal rose dramatically from 2000-2024, with capacity more than tripling from 3,400 megawatts (MW) to 12,232 MW. In October 2020, a moratorium on new coal plants that were not already in the permitting pipeline resulted in a series of coal plant cancellations by major energy companies and brought to a close a period of rapid growth. While it was later specified that the moratorium would not affect coal projects that were already included in the Department of Energy’s list of initiated power projects prior to October 2020, progress in the Philippines' coal plant pipeline has generally slowed since the moratorium's announcement. The development of new plants has also been slowed by a dearth of financing, but 2,544 MW of capacity still remains in development or construction. In 2024, 150 MW of new coal-fired capacity has been commissioned. In April 2021, the Philippines pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 75% by 2030, largely contingent on the availability of external financing. While the Philippines is not a member nation of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, many of its subnational governments have individually committed to coal phaseout dates via the Alliance.