Philippines' Lopez Group to pour $1bn into geothermal energy

Conglomerate ramps up renewables push amid transition away from coal

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Officials inspect a steam separator tower at a geothermal plant in Indonesia, another hot spot for the field. © Reuters

YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Philippine conglomerate Lopez Group plans to invest 60 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) in geothermal energy over the next three years as the country seeks alternatives to coal and its dwindling natural gas reserves.

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