Indonesia has assured Philippines of steady supply of coal, Manila says
MANILA – Indonesia has assured the Philippines of a steady supply of coal, the Philippine energy minister said on Tuesday.
“We have assurance, and we are good partners,” Energy Secretary Sharon Garin told a news briefing.
The Philippines plans to temporarily increase coal-fired generation amid energy pressures, Ms. Garin said.
The country’s fuel supply remains manageable and the government is working to procure 1 million barrels of oil from countries within and outside Southeast Asia to build its buffer stock.
The Philippines has around 45 days of fuel supply based on current consumption levels, Ms. Garin said.
The Philippines has Southeast Asia’s most coal-dependent power grid.
After ramping up LNG-fired generation, Manila was poised in 2025 for its first decline in coal power in nearly two decades, but rising LNG costs are forcing it to turn back to coal.
Indonesia supplied half of all global thermal coal exports in 2025, and is the top coal supplier to many of the world’s largest coal importing nations. — Reuters
