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 [...]
Paranas Municipal Hall is now powered by solar energy
SAMAR, March 27, 2025 – The municipal building of Paranas, Samar is now powered by a 48 kilowatt-peak (kWp) Smart Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System, which was formally handed over through a Turnover Ceremony and Signing of Deed of Donation at the municipal hall grounds on March 26. The hybrid solar PV system installation was done in partnership with the Philippine-based NGO Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). The Paranas Municipal Executive Building is the first municipal hall in the Samar Province to be solar-powered. The 48-kWp smart hybrid solar PV system refers to the maximum power output [...]
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 [...]