Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Philippines: Geothermal Energy is Top Renewable

How reliant is the Philippines on renewable energy? (BusinessWorld)


Renewable energy resources — which include geothermal, hydropower, biomass, solar and wind — accounted for 25% of the country’s power generation mix. 

Renewable energy-based facilities generated 23.19 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2017, up by 5.5% from 2016’s 21.98 million MWh.

Geothermal generated 10.27 million MWh in 2017, topping the list of renewables.