Ahead of Independence Day, advocates call for freedom from high electricity prices through solar energy
QUEZON CITY, 11 June 2026 – On the eve of Philippine Independence Day, civil society organizations, renewable energy advocates, industry representatives, and community members called for freedom from high electricity prices and recurring power interruptions, urging the Philippine government to empower Filipinos with greater access to affordable, reliable, and secure energy. Held at Quezon City Memorial Circle, the gathering marked the launch of “Sayang Ang Araw: Gawing Mura Ang Solar,” a public engagement and policy advocacy campaign pushing for the accelerated adoption of rooftop solar. The campaign calls for concrete reforms to improve affordability and access, including the removal [...]
ICSC: The real risk is delay, not renewables
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities REACTIVE EDITOR'S NOTE (07 May 2026): Amendments were made in the introduction and articles cited to reflect clarifications in this piece. QUEZON CITY, 06 May 2026 – In the midst of an energy crisis, marked by rising electricity prices and continued exposure to volatile global fuel markets—the real risk is not renewable energy, but the delay and barriers to scaling it. Recent conversations surfaced on how nuclear energy is being "eyed to contribute to the local power generation mix by 2032." In response, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) [...]
ICSC: Enable, not constrain, informed solar energy adoption
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities OFFICIAL STATEMENT Rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are a critical component of the Philippines’ energy transition, offering a decentralized and increasingly affordable solution to rising electricity demand. Yet a significant portion of these systems—particularly small- to medium-scale installations—remain unregistered and therefore invisible in official energy accounting. This leads to an underestimation of actual renewable energy (RE) capacity and generation, with implications for planning, demand forecasting, and tracking progress toward national RE target share in the power generation mix of 35% by 2030, increasing to 50% by 2040, and over 50% by 2050. Recently, [...]