QUEZON CITY, 10 February 2026 — As yellow and red alerts continue to affect the Philippine power grid, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) emphasizes that weather-dependent renewable energy is not the primary cause of grid instability. True reliability depends on the system’s flexibility and its ability to respond to sudden changes in supply and demand. In a position paper released by ICSC, they stressed, “The goal of any power system should not be to eliminate variable resources, but to build a flexible system that can thrive amid this natural variability.” As the Philippines’ energy mix remains [...]