The Indonesian government’s decision to ban all ships from sailing to the Philippines is not a cause for alarm in the local power industry as operators of local coal plants still have around a month-long inventory and are currently looking for alternative sources of coal, the Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday.

In a briefing, DOE Secretary Zenaida Monsada said power outages are not seen in the immediate future as coal plant operators are required to have around 20 to 30 days of coal inventory.

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