Renewable energy in the Philippines

In 2013, renewable energy provided 26.44% of the total electricity in the Philippines and 19,903 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electrical energy out of a total demand of 75,266 gigawatt-hours. ^[1] The Philippines is a net importer of fossil fuels. For the sake of energy security, there is momentum to develop renewable energy sources. The types available include hydropower, geothermal power, wind power, solar power and biomass power. The government of the Philippines has legislated a number of policies in order to increase the use of renewable energy by the country.

The government has committed to raising to 50% the contribution of renewables of its total electricity generating capacity, ^[2] with 15.3 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. ^[3] The move would help the country in its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. ^[4]

Background

There is momentum to decrease reliance on fossil fuels due to the negative effects such as pollution, climate change and financial uncertainty because of fluctuating fuel prices. ^{[5] [6]} Legislation passed by the Congress of the Philippines to support the use of renewable energy include the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (2001); ^[7] the Biofuels Act (2006), which encourages the use of biomass fuels; ^[8] the Renewable Energy Act (2008); ^{[9] [10]} and the Climate Change Act (2009), which provides a legal basis for addressing climate change through sustainable development. ^[11]

Renewable energy implementation is important to the Philippines for several reasons. ^[12] The geographic characteristics of the country make it vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Rising sea levels are a threat because the Philippines is an archipelago with many cities located in coastal areas. As the coastline recedes due to rising seas, coastal cities become vulnerable to flooding. Climate change has also been linked to changing weather patterns and extreme weather events. ^[13]

Reliance on fossil fuels is detrimental to the energy security of the Philippines. ^[14] The Philippines is a net importer of fossil fuels. In 2012, the Philippines imported 20 million tons of coal. Eight million tons were produced domestically. ^[15] In 2010, the Philippines imported 54 million barrels of oil and produced 33,000 barrels. ^[16] Given this dependence on imported coal and oil, the Philippines is vulnerable to price fluctuations and supply constraints. ^[6]

The Philippine Department of Energy wrote:

“The harnessing and utilization of renewable energy comprises a critical component of the government's strategy to provide energy supply for the country. This is evident in the power sector where increased generation from geothermal and hydro resources has lessened the country's dependency on imported and polluting fuels. In the government's rural electrification efforts, on the other hand, renewable energy sources such as solar, micro-hydro, wind and biomass resources are seeing wide-scale use.” ^[17]

Sources

The Philippines utilizes renewable energy sources including hydropower, geothermal and solar energy, wind power and biomass resources.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2013, these sources contributed 19,903 GWh of electrical energy, representing 26.44 percent of the country's electricity needs. ^[1] Among the renewable energy sources available in the country, geothermal shows to be the cheapest and most (economically) attractive energy source followed by wind, hydropower, and lastly, solar PV. ^[18]

Renewable electricity production (GWh) by source ^{[1] [19]}

Year	Geothermal	Hydropower	Biomass	Solar	Wind	Total renewables	Total electricity	Renewables % of electricity production
2003	9,822	7,870	0	0	0	17,692	52,941	33.42%
2004	10,282	8,593	0	0	0	18,875	55,957	33.73%
2005	9,902	8,387	0	2	17	18,308	56,568	32.36%
2006	10,465	9,939	0	1	53	20,459	56,784	36.03%
2007	10,215	8,563	0	1	58	18,836	59,612	31.60%
2008	10,723	9,834	0	1	61	20,620	60,821	33.90%
2009	10,324	9,834	14	1	64	20,237	61,934	32.68%
2010	9,929	9,788	27	1	62	19,807	67,743	29.24%
2011	9,942	7,803	115	1	88	17,950	69,176	25.95%
2012	10,250	10,252	183	1	75	20,761	72,922	28.47%
2013	9,605	10,019	212	1	66	19,903	75,266	26.44%
2014	10,308	9,137	196	17	152	19,809	77,261	25.64%
2015	11,044	8,665	367	139	748	20,963	82,413	25.44%
2016	11,070	8,111	726	1,097	975	21,979	90,798	24.21%
2017	10,270	9,611	1,013	1,201	1,094	23,189	94,370	24.57%
2018	10,435	9,384	1,105	1,249	1,153	23,326	99,765	23.38%

Hydroelectric plants

Angat Dam, a major hydropower facility in the Philippines

Hydropower is one of the main sources of renewable energy in the Philippines. There are hydroelectric plants of both the conventional dam and run-of-the-river types in the country. Of twenty-nine hydroelectric plants, fourteen are conventional dam and fifteen are run-of-the-river systems. ^{[20] [21] [22]} Hydropower accounts for 11.8% of the energy generation and 17-18% of installed capacity in the Philippines. ^{[23] [24] [25]}

Many areas of the Philippines are suitable for hydroelectricity production. ^[26] However, hydroelectricity production in the Philippines can cause upstream and downstream flooding during monsoonal weather and when excess water is released from dams. ^{[26] [27]} Hydropower integration also has the potential to disturb pre-existing natural ecosystems and cultures as well as cause land dispossession and community resettlement. ^{[24] [28]} The methods of using geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) to determine suitable sites for constructing hydroelectric plants do not tend to incorporate social or environmental considerations. ^[29] In response to the construction of large scale hydroelectric infrastructure, opposition movements have arisen. Anti-dam organizations and protests may advocate for indigenous peoples, environmental conservation, anti-capitalism, or anti-imperialism. ^[25] Vocal environmental human rights defenders have been red-tagged by the government or extrajudicially killed by the military or police. ^{[25] [28] [30]} The rights, concerns, and political agency of indigenous peoples trying to protect their villages and sacred sites from being submerged have often been disregarded due to urban-centric economic development. ^{[25] [28]}

Incorporating small scale plants, especially micro-hydroelectric plants that have a capacity of less than 0.1 MW (100 kW), may mitigate adverse side effects and be a cost-effective way to bring electricity to rural and off-the-grid communities. ^[24] Isolated mountain communities have seen improvements in education, community engagement, and economy due to improved lighting provided by micro-hydropower. ^[31]

Hydropower output of the Philippines ^{[1] [19]}

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Hydropower Output (GWh)	8,593	8,387	9,939	8,563	9,834	9,788	7,803	9,698	10,252	10,019	9,137	8,665
Percentage Change		(2.40%)	18.50%	(13.84%)	14.84%	(0.47%)	(20.28%)	24.29%	5.71%	(2,27%)	(8.80%)	(5.45%)

Major hydropower sites

Facility Name [32] [33] [34]	Type	Installed Capacity (MW)	Location	Owner	Year Commissioned
San Roque	Dam	411.0	Pangasinan	San Roque Power Corporation	2003
HEDCOR	Run-of-River	33.8	Benguet	HEDCOR	1993
Kalayaan PSPP	Dam	739.2	Laguna	CBK Power Company Ltd.	1998/2004
Magat	Run-of-River	360.0	Isabela	Aboitiz Power	1983
Caliraya	Dam	35.0	Laguna	CBK Power Company Ltd.	1942/1947/1950
Botocan	Run-of-River	22.8	Laguna	CBK Power Company Ltd.	1967/1986
Angat	Dam	246.0	Bulacan	PSALM	1967/1986
Pantabangan-Masiway	Dam	132.0	Nueva Ecija	First Gen Hydro Power Corp.	1977/1981
Ambuklao	Dam	105.0	Benguet	Aboitiz Power	1957
Binga	Dam	132.0	Benguet	Aboitiz Power	1960
Bakun	Run-of-River	70.0	Ilocos Sur	Luzon Hydro Corp.	2000/2001
Casecnan	Dam	165.0	Nueva Ecija	CE Casecnan Water & Energy Co.	2002
Sabangan	Run-of-River	13.2	Mt. Province	HEDCOR	2015
NIA-Baligtan	Run-of-River	6.0	Isabela	NIA	1987
JANOPOL	Run-of-River	5.2	Bohol	BOHECO I	1992
AGUS 1	Dam	80.0	Lanao del Sur	PSALM	1992
AGUS 2	Dam	180.0	Lanao del Sur	PSALM	1992
AGUS 4	Dam	55.0	Lanao del Norte	PSALM	1985
AGUS 5	Dam	200.0	Lanao del Norte	PSALM	1985
AGUS 6	Dam	54.0	Lanao del Norte	PSALM	1953/1971
AGUS 7	Dam	255.0	Lanao del Norte	PSALM	1983
Pulangi IV	Run-of-River	232.0	Bukidnon	PSALM	1985/1986
Sibulan HEP	Run-of-River	42.6	Davao del Sur	HEDCOR	2010
Agusan	Run-of-River	1.6	Bukidnon	FG Bukidnon Power Corp.	1957
Bubunawan	Run-of-River	7.0	Bukidnon	BPC Inc.	2001
Cabulig HEP	Run-of-River	9.2	Misamis Oriental	Mindanao Energy Systems	2012
Talomo HEP	Run-of-River	4.5	Davao del Sur	HEDCOR	1998
Tudaya 1	Run-of-River	6.6	Davao del Sur	HEDCOR	2014
Tudaya 2	Run-of-River	7.0	Davao del Sur	HEDCOR	2014

Geothermal power

Main article: Geothermal power in the Philippines

In the Philippines, geothermal energy is used to generate electricity. Two types of technologies are used in the Philippines. These are firstly, the higher temperature flash steam method and secondly, the lower temperature binary cycle method. ^[35] In the Philippines, the first is the more common. The second is used only at the MAKBAN plant. Geothermal plants are suitable for areas with low winds, such as Mindanao, and areas that have rainy weather, such as Batanes. Geothermal energy production can result in the release of toxic substances such as mercury, hydrogen sulfide, arsenic and selenium. ^[36] In 2014, at a geothermal plant in Biliran, eight plant workers were hospitalized with hydrogen sulphide poisoning. ^[37]

Geothermal energy output ^{[1] [19]}

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Geothermal Power Output (GWh)	10,282	9,902	10,465	10,215	10,723	10,324	9,929	9,942	10,250	9,605	10,308	11,044
Percentage Change		(3.70%)	5.69%	2.39%	4.97%	(3.72%)	(3.83%)	(0.13%)	3.10%	(6.29%)	7.32%	7.14%

Major geothermal sites

Facility Name [32] [33] [34]	Type	Installed Capacity (MW)	Location	Owner	Year Commissioned
MAKBAN	Flash/Binary	442.8	Laguna	AP Renewable Inc.	1979
BACMAN	Flash	130.0	Sorsogon	Bac-Man Geothermal Inc.	1993
Tiwi	Flash	234.0	Albay	AP Renewable Inc.	1979
MANITO-Lowland	Flash	1.5	Albay	Bac-Man Geothermal Inc.	No date
MAIBARARA	Flash	20.0	Batangas	Maibarara Geothermal Inc.	2014
Palinpinon GPP	Flash	192.5	Negros Oriental	Green Core Energy	1983
Leyte	Flash	112.5	Leyte	Green Core Energy	1983
Unified Leyte	Flash	610.2	Leyte	Energy Development Corp.	1996/1997
Nasulo GPP	Flash	50.0	Negros Occidental	Energy Development Corp.	2014
Mt. Apo	Flash	103.0	North Cotabato	Energy Development Corp.	1996

Solar power

Photovoltaic solar cell

In 2015, three solar farms were constructed in the Philippines. The Philippines receives over 7kWh per square meter per day during its peak month of April and lowest at 3kWH per square meter per day during its off-peak month of December as observed by Schadow1 Expeditions in 33 cities of the country. ^[38] Given the country's high solar potential, the solar energy's contribution to the energy mix is expected to increase from the current (2019) 1.2% of 23GW to at least 3.5% of the 43GW total capacity by 2040. ^[39]

Major solar power sites

Facility Name [32] [33] [34]	Type	Installed Capacity (MW)	Location	Owner	Year Commissioned
Tarlac-2	Photovoltaic	20	Tarlac, Tarlac	PetroSolar Corp.	2019
Tarlac-1	Photovoltaic	50	Tarlac, Tarlac	PetroSolar Corp.	2016
Majestic	Photovoltaic	41.3	Cavite	Majestic Power Corp.	2015
Pampanga Solar	Photovoltaic	10.0	Pampanga	Raslag Corp.	2015
Burgos Solar	Photovoltaic	4.0	Ilocos Norte	Solar Philippines	2015
CEPALCO Solar PV	Photovoltaic	1.0	Cagayan de Oro	CEPALCO	2004

Solar, wind, and biomass energy output ^{[1] [19]}

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Solar, wind, and biomass output (GWh)	19	55	59	63	79	90	205	259	279	364	1,254
Percentage change		189.47%	7.27%	6.78%	25.40%	13.92%	127.78%	26.34%	7.72%	30.66%	244.50%

Wind power

Pililla wind farm

All wind power sites in the Philippines are on-shore facilities. Some, such as Ilocos Norte, Pililla Wind Farm in Rizal and Bangui Wind Farm are tourist destinations. ^{[40] [41]}

On March 13, 2024, Cheloy Garafil announced that German wind and solar farms developer wpd GmbH, per CEO Björn Nullmeyer, committed P392.4B investment for PH renewable energy. “The wpd GmbH plans to invest PHP392.4 billion in the Philippines to set up offshore wind farms in Cavite, Negros Occidental, and Guimaras, the biggest undertaking registered with the Board of Investments (BOI) in February last year,” she explained. “The President met the wpd GmbH officials in Berlin to discuss status updates on the BOI-registered OSW (offshore wind) projects Cavite and Negros (1 & 2) Projects with a combined capacity of 3,260 MW (megawatts) valued at PHP400 billion,” she stressed. ^[42]

Major wind power sites

Facility Name [32] [33] [34]	Type	Installed Capacity (MW)	Location	Owner	Year Commissioned
Bangui Wind Farm Power Phase 1 and 2	On-Shore	33.0	Ilocos Norte	North Wind Power Development Corp.	2005
Bangui Wind Farm Power Phase 3	On-Shore	18.9	Ilocos Norte	North Wind Power Development Corp.	2014
Burgos Wind Farm	On-Shore	150.0	Ilocos Norte	EDC	2014
Carispisan Wind	On-Shore	81.0	Ilocos Norte	North UPC	2014
Pililla Wind Farm	On-Shore	54.0	Rizal	Alternegy Philippine Holdings Corp.	2015
TAREC	On-Shore	54.0	Guimaras	TAREC	2014
NABAS Wind Phase 1	On-Shore	36.0	Aklan	PWEI	2015

Biomass power

Bagasse, a kind of biomass fuel

Rice husks

Biomass energy refers to energy derived from plant and animal sources. ^[43] Biomass resources are abundant in the Philippines due to its large agricultural industry. Bagasse, rice husks, and coconut husks are used to generate power. ^[44] The Philippines also uses Biogas from landfill as a biomass energy source. The availability of biomass can be affected by events such as drought. ^[45] |

Major biomass power sites

Facility Name [32] [33] [34]	Type	Installed Capacity (MW)	Location	Owner	Year Commissioned
Green Future	Bagasse	19.8	Isabela	Green Future Innovation Inc.	2014
5JC Power	Rice Husk	12.0	Nueva Ecija	I Power Corp.	2015
Montalban LFG	Landfill Gas	9.3	Rizal	Montalban Methane Power Corp.	2009
Laguna LFG	Landfill Gas	4.2	Laguna	Bacavalley Energy Inc.	2011
Lucky PPH	Bagasse	4.0	Isabela	Lucky PPH International Inc.	2008
Pangea	Landfill Gas	1.2	Metro Manila	Pangea Green Energy Phil Inc.	2013

Legislation

The Philippine government has passed four laws that seek to improve the state of renewable energy. These are the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (RA 9136); the Biofuel Act of 2006 (RA 9367); the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RA 9513); and the Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729).

The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (2001) (EPIRA) promotes the use of renewable energy particularly through private sector investment. ^[7] However, after a decade of EPIRA's enactment, advocacy groups and lawmakers said the law only strengthened monopolies and caused electricity rates to double. ^{[46] [47] [48] [49]}

The Biofuels Act (2006) documents state policy to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported fossil fuels. It encourages investment in biofuels through incentives including reduced tax on local or imported biofuels; and bank loans for Filipino citizens engaged in biofuel production. The law resulted in the formation of the National Biofuel Board (NBB). ^[8]

The Renewable Energy Act (2008) legislates state policy to accelerate the development and use of renewable energy resources. ^[10] Under this act (section 6), mandated a minimum percentage of generation of electricity from renewable sources (a renewable portfolio standard (RPS)). Also under this act (section 7), a feed-In tariff system was implemented for electricity produced from renewable sources, giving producers the security of long term fixed prices. ^[50] Electricity utilities make net metering agreements with qualified end-users of renewable energy systems. A minimum percentage of electricity from renewable sources for the off-grid missionary electrification system was also mandated.

Under the Renewable Energy Act (2008), incentives are available to developers of renewable energy. These incentives include an income tax holiday for the first seven years of the entity's commercial operations; duty-free importation and special realty tax rates on renewable energy machinery, equipment and materials within the first ten years; net operating loss carry-over; zero percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate for the sale of fuel or power generated from renewable sources of energy; and Tax Credit on domestic capital equipment and services.

The Climate Change Act (2009) legislated state policy to incorporate a gender-sensitive, pro-children and pro-poor perspective in all climate change and renewable energy efforts. ^[11]

Feed-in tariff program statistics

FIT Monitoring Board summary ^[51]

Resource	For Nomination / Conversion		With Certificate of Confirmation of Commerciality		With Certificate of Endorsement to ERC
	No. of Projects	Capacity (MW)	No. of Projects	Capacity (MW)	No. of Projects	Capacity (MW)
Hydro	–	–	66	610.93	4	26.60
Wind	7	1,023.55	5	431.00	6	393.90
Solar	18	681.30	30	892.54	6	131.90
Biomass	–	–	4	24.37	11	94.25
TOTAL	25	1704.85	105	1,958.84	27	646.65

FiT degression ^[50]

RE Technology	Proposed FiT ($/kWh)*	Approved FiT ($/kwh)*	Degression Rate
Solar	0.407	0.220	6% after 1 year from effectivity of FiT
Wind	0.235	0.193	0.5% after 2 years from effectivity of FiT
Biomass	0.159	0.150	0.5% after 2 years from effectivity of FiT
Run-of-River Hydro	0.139	0.134	0.5% after 2 years from effectivity of FiT
*Based on US$1.00 : PHP 44.00

Private sector involvement

The Renewable Energy Act (2008) encourages the involvement of the private sector in renewable energy production through fiscal and non-fiscal incentives. ^[52]

Fiscal incentives include tax reductions, as well as funding assistance from both government and third parties. A number of international organizations have expressed willingness to aid Philippine businesses in developing local renewable energy infrastructure including German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). ^[53] Impediments to private sector investment include high transaction costs; social engineering costs; lack of suitable local technology; and caps on electricity prices made by the Energy Regulatory Commission. ^{[54] [52]}

An itemized partial list of required permits, licenses and certificates for RE project application: ^[54]

Required Documents issued by the National Government

Required Documents issued by the Local Government Units

SEC Registration DOE Certificate/Endorsement DOE Accreditation BOI Registration CSR Approval — Anti-poverty Commission DENR EPC Certificate DENR Environmental Certificate (ECC) DENR Permit to Operate Development Permit (endorsed to LGU) Transfer Certificate of Title (LRB, HLURB) BIR Certified Tax Declaration ERC Certificate of Compliance NTC Permit to Purchase NTC License to operate ERC Compliance to Grid Code ERC Compliance to Distribution Code WESM Registration Right of Way permit Power Purchase Agreements Certificate of Registration as Importer

LGU Endorsements (Governor, Mayor, Councils) Realty Tax Barangay Clearance to operate Business and Operations Tax Building permit Real Estate Tax Receipt Sanitary Permit Barangay Clearance for Construction Right of Way permits Water Rights

Renewable energy Technology [52]	Issued FIT rate (per kWh)	Proposed rate (per kWh)
Solar	Php 9.68	Php 17.95
Wind	Php 8.53	Php 10.37
Biomass	Php 6.63	Php 7.00
Hydropower	Php 5.90	Php 6.15

Public-private partnership

Up until June 2015, the Department of Energy (DOE) had awarded 646 service contracts as Public-private partnerships to private sector entities under the Renewable Energy Law with installed capacity of 2,760.52 MW. ^[55]

Resources	Awarded Projects	Installed Capacity	Potential Capacity
Geothermal	42	1,896.19	750.00
Hydro	407	136.73	7,884.54
Wind	51	426.90	1,168.00
Solar	93	108.90	2,206.51
Biomass	45	191.80	357.00
Ocean energy	8	–	31.00
TOTAL	646	2,760.52	12,397.05

Instances of private sector projects include:

Island Group	Resource	Project Name	Project Proponent
Luzon [56]	Hydropower	Kapangan	Cordillera Hydro Electric Power Corporation
		Bulanao	DPJ Engineers and Consultants
		Prismc	PNOC-Renewables Corporation
		Magat A	Isabela Electric Cooperative, Inc.
		Magat B	Isabela Electric Cooperative, Inc.
		Tubao	Tubao Mini-Hydro Electric Corporation
		Catuiran*	Sta. Clara Power Corp.
		Inabasan*	Ormin Power, Inc.
	Solar	San Rafael Solar Power Plant	SPARC Solar Powered AgriRural Communities Corporation
		Morong Solar Power Plant	SPARC Solar Powered AgriRural Communities Corporation
		Cabanatuan Solar Power Project	First Cabanatuan Renewable Ventures, Inc.
		Palauig Solar Power Plant	SPARC Solar Powered AgriRural Communities Corporation
		Currimao Solar Photovoltaic Power Project	Mirae Asia energy Corporation
		Macabud Solar Photovoltaic Power Project	ATN Philippines Solar energy Group, Inc.
		Sta. Rita Solar Power Project	Jobin-Sqm Inc.
		YH Green	YH Green
		Tarlac Solar Power Project	PetroSolar Corporation
		Calatagan Solar Power Project Phase I	Solar Philippines Calatagan Corporation
	Geothermal	Bacman 3 (Tanawon) Geothermal Project	energy Development Corporation
		Maibarara 2 Geothermal Project	Maibarara Geothermal Inc.
	Biomass	2 MW ACNPC WTE Biomass Power Plant Project	Asian Carbon Neutral Power Corporation
		12 MW Biomass Power Plant Project	Green Innovations for Tomorrow Corporation
		5 MW Bicol Biomass energy Corporation	Bicol Biomass energy Corporation
		8.8 MW Biogas Power Plant Project	AseaGas Corporation
		24 MW SJCiPower Rice Husk-Fired Biomass power Plant Project (Phase 1 – 12MW Phase 2 – 12 MW)	San Jose City I Power Corporation
		70 kW Biomass Gasification Power Plant Project*	PowerSource Philippines, Inc.
Visayas [57]	Geothermal	Biliran Geothermal Plant Project	Biliran Geothermal Incorporated
	Hydropower	Villasiga HEP	Sunwest Water & Electric Co., Inc.
		Igbulo (Bais) Hydroelectric Power Project	Century Peak energy Corporation
		Cantakoy	Quadriver energy Corp.
		Amlan HEPP	Natural Power Sources Integration, Inc.
	Solar	Miag-ao Solar Power Project	COSMO Solar energy, Inc.
		La Carlota Solar Power Project Phase A (SACASOL II-A)	San Carlos Solar energy Inc.
		Cadiz Solar Power Project	Phil.Power Exploration & Development Corporation
	Wind	Nabas Wind Power Project Phase I – 34 Phase II-16	PetroWind energy Corporation
	Biomass	12 MW Multi-Feedstock Biomass Power Plant Project	Megawatt Clean energy, Inc.
		2.5 MW Rice Husk-Fired Biomass Power Plant Project	Megawatt Clean energy, Inc.
Mindanao [58]	Hydropower	Lake Mainit	Agusan Power Corporation
		Puyo Hydroelectric Power Project	First Gen Mindanao Hydropower Corp.
		Asiga	Asiga Green energy Corp.
		Manolo Fortich I	Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc.
		Manolo Fortich 2	Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc.
	Solar	Kibawe Solar Power Project	Asiga Green energy Corp.
		Digos Solar Power Project Phase I	Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources, Inc.
		Digos Solar Power Project Phase II	Enfinity Philippines Renewable Resources, Inc.
	Biomass	3 MW Biomass Cogeneration Facility	Philippine Trade Center, Inc.
		15 MW LPC Biomass Power Plant Project	Lamsan Power Corporation
		3.5 MW Biomass Cogeneration System	Green Earth Enersource Corporation
		10MW Malay-balay Bioenergy Corporation Multi Feedstock Generating Facility	Malaybalay Bio-energy Corporation
		23.5 MW EPC Woody Biomass Power Plant Project	Eastern Petroleum Corporation
		12 MW Napier Grass-Fired Biomass Power Plant Project	Manolo Fortich Biomass energy Corporation

*—off grid project

See also

• Electricity sector in the Philippines
• Energy in the Philippines
• Geothermal power in the Philippines
• Wind power in the Philippines

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