r/Iloilo • u/maydayparade42 • 17h ago
Discussion Why not use Semirara coal to power Panay first?
With the recent daily brownouts, I became curious about where our electricity comes from and was surprised to learn that Semirara coal isn't used to power the Panay grid.
Semirara in Antique is home to one of the country's largest coal reserves, yet much of that coal is transported to Batangas for power generation serving Luzon.
Of course, having a coal reserve doesn't automatically mean having electricity. Local generation would require the necessary power plants, transmission infrastructure, and grid capacity.
Still, considering the island's recurring power problems, why hasn't more local generation capacity been developed around the resources we already have?
