Altilium Green Energy Named People's Choice in the Philippines, Capping a Transformative Year of Impact Work 
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Altilium Green Energy Named People's Choice in the Philippines, Capping a Transformative Year of Impact Work 

On 2 December 2025, eight ventures took the stage in Manila at an Investor Clinic organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP). Each had spent the better part of 2025 in an intensive accelerator programme designed to help impact-driven businesses scale their solutions — and make the case for why they deserve capital behind them.

Altilium Green Energy was one of those eight. And by the end of the day, the audience had voted us their People's Choice.

It was a proud moment. But honestly? It wasn't the biggest thing we took home.

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In 2023, the Philippines ramped up its coal division in electricity generation to 61.9%, a significant rise from 59.1% in 2022. Similarly, Indonesia's coal dependency increased slightly to 61.8%. These figures stand in stark contrast to the ASEAN average, which sits at 33% in 2023, up from 31% in 2022.

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