Philippines has over 1,800MW potential solar capacity nationwide – ICSC
QUEZON CITY, July 15, 2025 – Covering 174 cities and municipalities across the country, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) found 1,309.64 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Luzon, 472.48MW capacity in Visayas, and 61.08MW capacity in Mindanao – amounting to 1,846.08MW nationwide –– through a solar mapping tool launched today. The Solar Power Estimation of Capacities and Tracking Using Machine Learning (SPECTRUM), developed by ICSC, is a proprietary model and web platform that allows users to visualize rooftop solar installations and estimate existing solar capacity across the Philippines. Launched today in Quezon City, the event gathered [...]
Renewable energy will lower electricity prices in the long run – DOE
DOWNLOAD PDF TAGUIG CITY, 26 June 2025 –– Increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines’ power generation mix marks a strategic shift away from costly and volatile fossil fuels, and in turn, will lower electricity prices in the long run, the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized in a briefing yesterday. DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, in a media kapihan session organized by Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy (CASE) for Southeast Asia Philippines, said: “We’re focused on ensuring that the transition delivers on its promise of affordability, reliability, and energy security. Renewables have no fuel costs. [...]
ICSC turns over 60 kWp hybrid solar PV system to Guiuan, Eastern Samar
EASTERN SAMAR, March 2, 2025 – A 60 kilowatt-peak (kWp) On-Grid Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System was formally handed over to the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, through a Ceremonial Switch-on and Turn-over held at the Guiuan Municipal Hall grounds on February 27. The hybrid solar PV system installation was done in partnership with the Philippine-based NGO Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). The 60-kWp On-Grid PV system refers to the maximum power output of a solar panel system under ideal conditions. This is enough to power around 36 to 40 Filipino rural households with an average electricity [...]
El Niño ups chances of yellow alerts in Luzon by mid-May – ICSC
QUEZON CITY, April 16, 2024 – The Luzon grid is expected to experience a tight power supply in May, particularly from May 13 to 26, potentially leading to yellow alerts as El Niño threatens the country’s power sufficiency this dry season. Manila-based think tank Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) launched the report entitled “Philippine Power Outlook: Reviewing the Adequacy of Power Supply for April to June 2024” today, which examined power supply projections in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao based on the power demand and supply outlook presented by the Department of Energy (DOE). It also delved into [...]
Think tank seeks removal of automatic pass-through fuel cost from power deals [BusinessWorld]
by Beatriz Marie D. Cruz | September 3, 2023| Published by BusinessWorld | READ THE STORY HERE The Government needs to remove pass-through fuel cost clauses in power purchase agreements (PPAs) in order to lower electricity prices, an energy policy think tank said. “The automatic fuel cost pass-through provision is really what causes the high cost of electricity,” Alberto R. Dalusung III, Energy Transition Advisor of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), said in an e-mail. “Amending the EPIRA (Electric Power Industry Reform Act) only (addresses) a small portion of the price burden,” Mr. Dalusung [...]