The Washington Post has cited
the Philippines for its unwavering development of alternative fuel sources, particularly of geothermal energy, as it enthused that the country is now the world’s top geothermal energy user in the world.
In an October 4 article entitled “Filipinos Draw Power From Buried Heat,†the respected US newspaper revealed that “this country (Philippines) has become the world’s largest consumer of electricity from geothermal sources…â€
The Washington Post added that in terms of “installed geothermal power capacity, the country (Philippines) ranks No. 2 in the world, narrowly trailing the United States, which has far more geothermal potential, far more engineering talent and far greater demand for clean sustainable power.â€
The article revealed that “geothermal power now accounts for about 28 percent of the electricity generated in the Philippines.â€
“With 90 million people, about 40 percent of whom live on less than US$ 2 a day, this country has become the world’s largest consumer of electricity from geothermal sources.
“Billions of dollars have been saved here because of reduced need for imported oil and coal,†continued the article which quoted Stanford University geothermal power expert Roland Horne, who had been to the Philippines more than 20 times, as stressing, thus:
“The Philippines would be in hugely worse shape without geothermal as an indigenous energy source.â€
The Washington Post article -- which extolled the Philippine government’s unwavering focus in the exploration and development of geothermal energy sources – pointed out that the United States government was not as consistent in its own geothermal power policies.
“But unlike in the Philippines, the government policy in the United States has been inconsistent,†the article lamented, comparing the United States government’s “short-term†geothermal energy policies with that of the Philippines’ “champion(ing) of this form of energy†since the early 70s.
The article came out five days before the Philippine government announced Thursday (Oct. 9) that oil had been found in the country’s Galoc fields off the northwest tip of Palawan island. - Philippine News Agency
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