BusinessWorld E-paper
September 18, 2026
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) will no longer pursue its planned coal block auction this year, which would have included the country’s largest mine operated by Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC).
In an advisory dated Sept. 15, the DoE said it has scrapped the 2026 Coal Bid Round for the awarding of coal operating contracts covering three pre-determined areas.
