THE Department of Energy (DoE) will no longer accept new endorsement applications for the construction of greenfield coal power plants, pending a review of the country’s energy needs.

In a statement on Tuesday, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the DoE’s the periodic assessment of the country’s energy requirements prompted them to declare a moratorium on endorsements for greenfield coal power plants.

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