Philippines is to stop sending coal to the Indonesia, which could cause problems for the nation's heavily coal-reliant energy supply. 70% of the Indonesia' coal is supplied by Philippines, with more than half of the country’s power supply derived from coal-fired and diesel-fired power plants. But the kidnapping of several Philippinesn sailors by Abu Sayyaf bandits has led to an extension of the moratorium on coal shipments, pending guarantees of safety from the Philippine government.
Indonesia is to stop sending coal to the Philippines, which could cause problems for the nation's heavily coal-reliant energy supply. 70% of the Philippines' coal is supplied by Indonesia, with more than half of the country’s power supply derived from coal-fired and diesel-fired power plants. But the kidnapping of several Indonesian sailors by Abu Sayyaf bandits has led to an extension of the moratorium on coal shipments, pending guarantees of safety from the Philippine government.