National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)

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Category: Executive

Document Type: Action Plan

Role: Summary

Philippines targets tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 under the Renewable Energy Act of 2008.

The Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 9513, also known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, on December 16, 2008. The primary purpose of this legislation is to accelerate the exploration, development, and utilization of renewable energy (RE) resources, including solar, wind, ocean, geothermal, hydro, and biomass. This acceleration aims to enhance the country's energy security by reducing heavy dependence on fossil fuels and lowering electricity rates. The scope of the Act covers the development and utilization of these RE sources within the Philippines. While the text does not detail specific obligations or compliance mechanisms mandated by the Act, it highlights the country's ambition in the RE sector. A key target associated with this effort is to more than triple the country's renewable energy-based installed capacity to 15,234.30 MW by 2030, up from 5,439 MW in 2010 (based on external information provided). The Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016 also outlines a vision for the country to become a world leader in geothermal energy, the largest producer of wind power, and a solar manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia. The energy sector, particularly RE developers and the Department of Energy (DOE), are directly affected by this Act and related policies. The text provides historical context, noting the Philippines' abundant RE resources, its status as the world's second-largest geothermal generator, and its leading position among ASEAN countries in terms of RE contribution to total energy supply as of 2011. From 2000 to 2012, RE contributed an average of 43.21 percent to the total energy supply, with geothermal, biomass, and hydro being the dominant sources. The 2030 target sets a clear deadline for achieving the specified installed capacity increase.

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Renewable Energy
At A Glance
June 2014 AG-14-02
Renewable Energy or RE is any energy source generated from natural resources which are naturally
regenerative or replenished such as solar, wind, ocean, geothermal, hydro and biomass. On December 16,
2008, the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 to accelerate the
exploration, development and utilization of renewable energy resources in order to enhance the country’s
energy security, thereby lessening its heavy dependence on fossil fuels and reducing electricity rates.
Renewable Energy Supply. The Philippines could be
Table 1. Renewable Energy Supply, Total Energy Supply and
considered one of the world leaders in renewable Share of Renewable Energy in the Philippines, 2000-2012
energy because of its abundant renewable energy Renewable Total
% share of
Year Energy Supply Energy Supply
sources such as solar, wind, biomass, ocean, small RE to Total
(MTOE) (MTOE)
hydro and geothermal (World Resources Institute).
2000 18.32 38.47 47.63
According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the
2001 16.94 36.95 45.85
Philippines is the world's second largest generator of
2002 16.56 36.95 44.82
geothermal energy next to the United States of
2003 16.22 37.17 43.64
America. It is also the first among the members of the
2004 16.61 37.41 44.39
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to 2005 16.02 37.40 42.84
invest in large-scale solar and wind technologies. 2006 16.77 35.33 47.46
2007 16.10 37.52 42.92
The Philippines registered an average renewable
2008 16.76 39.22 42.73
energy supply of 16.47 million tons of oil equivalent
2009 16.30 38.25 42.61
(MTOE) from 2000 to 2012, with an average share of
2010 15.41 39.29 39.23
43.21 percent to the total energy supply1 (Table 1).
2011 15.86 39.80 39.85
Based on the latest data of the International Energy
2012 16.22 42.90 37.81
Agency (IEA), the Philippines ranked first in terms of
Average 16.47 38.20 43.21
the contribution of renewable energy to total energy
Source of basic data: DOE
supply among the ASEAN countries (Figure 1).
With the country’s untapped renewable Figure 1. Percentage Distribution of Energy Supply
in the ASEAN-6 in 2011 (%)
energy potential, the Philippines envisions to
be the world leader in geothermal energy, the 100
largest producer of wind power, and the solar 90 20.9 15.1 20.5 15.4 25.6
80

Tags: Renewables, Renewable Energy, Energy, Energy Transition, Regulation, Policy, Deadline, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydro, Biomass, Electricity, Investment, Development, Fossil Fuels Curbing Measures, Governance, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements

Sector: Economy-wide

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