The most common agricultural wastes are rice hull, bagasse, coconut shell/husk and coconut coir. The Philippines has an abundant supply of biomass resources including agricultural crop residues, forest residues, animal wastes, agro-industrial wastes, municipal solid wastes and aquatic biomass. According to International Renewable Energy Agency, the country has a total potential of 10 GW untapped hydroelectric power. Large hydropower plants (more than 50 MW generating capacity) are connected directly to the main transmission grid whereas small (10-50 MW generating capacity) and mini (101 kW to 10 MW generating capacity) hydropower plants are connected to local distribution systems. There are various hydropower plants spread out across the country. Hydropower is the second dominant renewable energy resource in the Philippines.
The estimated total oil production in June 2011 in the Philippines was 63 million barrels. In June 2011, the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) estimated a total of 27.9 billion cubic feet of oil and a total of 53.9 trillion cubic feet of gas. According to Energy Global, there is potentially an approximate of 270 billion tons of coal resources. The Philippines has a vast potential for coal resources. Coal has the highest contribution to the power generation mix but the local demand for it is not limited to power generation.
Throughout the years the demand for it has become steady despite the growing environmental concerns. There is therefore a high demand for coal around the globe. ( July 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭoal has the largest reserve and is often the cheapest fossil fuel. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The allocation of electricity production can be seen in the table below, according to data from the Department of Energy Power Statistics: The ERC is also responsible for determining any power abuse or anti-competitive behavior.Įlectricity in the Philippines is produced from various sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, biomass, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and geothermal sources. However, power generation is regulated by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) who must issue a certificate of compliance to interested parties to ensure that the standards set forth in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) are followed. Power generation in the Philippines is not considered as a public utility operation, which means interested parties do not need to secure a congressional franchise to operate a power generation company.
Meralco sold all of its generating plants to the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR/NPC) and, thus, electric distribution became its core business, until the deregulation of the electric power market in 2001. Meralco proceeded to expand during this time period, it was also during this period that Meralco became the very first billion peso company in the Philippines.ĭuring the 1970s the Philippine government made it a state policy to nationalize major power generation facilities. bought Meralco from the American investors. It was created to provide light and an electric railway system to Manila.ĭuring World War II the transportation infrastructure of Meralco was destroyed and instead of rebuilding the railway, the company focused its efforts onto its electric services.ĭuring the 1960s a group of Filipino investors led by Eugenio Lopez Sr. Meralco was established as the Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company in 1903. It built the first electric generating plant in the country, the Central Power Plant, on Calle San Sebastian (now R. La Electricista, founded in 1892, was the very first electric company to provide electricity in Manila. In January 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11646 that aims to spur microgrid development in unserved and underserved areas nationwide to achieve the government's goal of 100 percent electrification in the country.