Generation costs still dominate electricity prices despite FIT-ALL charges
Quezon City, August 6, 2026 — Power generation costs continue to account for the largest share of consumers’ monthly electricity bills, significantly outweighing Feed-in-Tariff Allowance (FIT-ALL) and Green Energy Auction Allowance (GEA-ALL), according to the latest analysis by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). ICSC’s analysis of data from PRESYO-PH found that generation charges accounted for an average of 57% of residential electricity rates in July, equivalent to PHP 7.28 per kilowatt-hour– a 10% spike from June. Across 102 on-grid distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) with available data, the average residential electricity rate increased by [...]
NO BASIS FOR PETITION: ERC rejects rate hike sought by Meralco, SMC power subsidiaries [Inquirer]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has denied the joint petition of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and listed conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) for higher power rates. Meralco and electricity suppliers South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC) and San Miguel Energy Corp. (SMEC), both owned by SMC, earlier filed the petition as a temporary relief measure to cushion the impact of skyrocketing coal and fuel prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
PHL urged to decentralize power generation with more solar plants [BusinessWorld]
THE Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) said the Philippines needs to move towards more “distributed” power generation, which would involve the construction of more solar generation facilities while abandoning the current model of centralized baseload power, currently dominated by coal-fired plants. In an e-mail interview on Sept. 9, Pedro H. Maniego, senior policy advisor of ICSC, a climate and energy policy group, said that the dependence on coal renders the Philippines vulnerable to volatile international energy prices, and put forward solar as an alternative.
Solar power lightens load for Filipinos
by Prime Sarmiento | June 17, 2022 | Published by China Daily | READ THE STORY HERE Analysts look to Beijing cooperation in Philippines' low-carbon transition It was his eye-popping electricity bill that pushed Filipino entrepreneur Wendell Adrian Tamayo to look for a cheaper source of energy. Tamayo dug up a research paper on renewable energy he did in his previous job at a government agency. Then, with further research, using a portion of his back garden as a makeshift laboratory, he tapped a free and clean energy source for his home: The sun. Tamayo's success using solar [...]
DOE, ICSC: RE, not baseload coal, will best address PHL energy needs
MANILA, 06 April 2022 – The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Manila-based policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) reiterated today that renewable energy sources – through flexible, distributed generation – best suit the power generation needs of the Philippines. “Renewable energy can definitely compete with coal. In the renewable space, you only pay for the cost of developing, and naturally, the supply is available for use. This is why the DOE is looking for strategies to buy down the cost of RE in the country, not just in the investment side but also for the consumers,” [...]