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Pagbilao

Napocor invites bids for 65,000T coal

Reuters State-run National Power Corp (Napocor), the Philippines' largest power producer, sought on Friday offers from previous suppliers to supply 65,000 tonnes of coal for its Pagbilao plant. Napocor has solicited bids from...

Update: Rainbow Warrior ends peaceful protest at Pagbilao

The Rainbow Warrior's protest at the Pagbilao coal-fired power plant in the Philippines has ended on a high note. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri sent a message of support to the crew saying, "I will file a resolution in the Senate seeking a halt in the construction of new coal fired power plants in...

Greenpeace blocks coal shipment, calls on G8 to quit coal

WEBWIRE – Friday, May 23, 2008 Pagbilao, Quezon Province, Philippines — Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior today blocked coal shipments at the Pagbilao coal-fired power station in Quezon province, 150 kilometres southwest of Manila, protesting the power plant’s planned expansion. A giant...

NAPOCOR to re-tender for 3 coal cargoes

Reuters The Philippines' National Power Corp (NAPOCOR) re-issued tenders on Thursday for three of the five panamax coal cargoes it is seeking to buy for its Pagbilao and Sual plants in September and December. The tenders are for a single lot of high performance coal for the Pagbilao plant and 2...

Philippines task force seizes baby whale shark cargo; 'We were alarmed'

By Delfin Mallari Jr. Southern Luzon Bureau LUCENA CITY -- A cargo of baby sharks, four of them allegedly from the “butanding” (whale sharks) species were intercepted in nearby Pagbilao town early Monday by a task force of provincial fishery officials and...

Napocor awards March-May coal supply contract

National Power Corp, the largest electricity producer in the Philippines, said on Friday it has awarded a 195,000 coal supply contract for March to May arrival at $109.50 a ton CIF. ... The contract to supply coal for the Pagbilao plant south of the capital was awarded...