DoE withdraws clearance for MGen’s two coal plants - BusinessWorld Online

DoE withdraws clearance for MGen’s two coal plants - BusinessWorld Online

MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen), the power generation unit of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), said the Department of Energy (DoE) has withdrawn its previous approval that exempted the company’s 1,273-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power projects from the 2020 coal moratorium. “MGen received official communication from the DoE that the Acknowledgement of Non-Coverage for Atimonan One Energy, Inc.’s 1,200-megawatt power plant that it previously issued is b…