Philippines
When Demand Climbed and Prices Fell: Renewable Energy in the Philippine Power System, 2023 to 2025
Written by Rowena Cristina L. Guevara. Undersecretary at the Department of Energy Philippines From 2023 to 2025, the Philippine power system experienced a period of sustained pressure. Electricity demand continued to rise, with Luzon peak demand exceeding 14,000 MW for the first time. Yellow and Red Alerts occurred in all three grids during the dry […]
CASE for SEA: 2025 Highlights and Impact
2025 has been a strong year for the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE for SEA) project. Across the year, we delivered 30 activities, produced 18 knowledge products, and engaged 62 key stakeholders, supporting the energy transition in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Viet Nam, and at the regional level. Spotlight on Regional Collaboration Collaboration underpins CASE […]
CASE Philippines brings energy transition conversations to local communities nationwide
The Road to Renewables: Conversations on Energy Transition gathered key energy actors from various sectors in a four-part series of dialogues across the Philippines. With the aim of deepening local understanding of the country’s energy transition and fostering collaborative, community-driven action, the roadshows took place in Tacloban City (July 29 to August 1, 2025); Iloilo […]
Mindanao pushes for 50:50 energy mix by 2030, advocates say renewables, storage key to lowering prices and stabilizing supply
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines — Mindanao is pushing for a bold energy transition target: achieving 50% renewable energy (RE) in the total energy mix by 2030. Under the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP 2023–2050), the country aims to achieve an RE share of 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040. Mindanao is already close to […]
Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue 2025: A collective call to accelerate the shift to clean, affordable, and secure energy in the country
Policymakers, national and local government officials, industry leaders, energy experts, and civil society organizations affirmed their collective commitment to accelerate the shift to clean, affordable, and secure energy in the country during the Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue 2025, held September 3-4 in Makati City. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., […]
Over 1,300 MW of Offshore Wind Contracts Awarded as Iloilo Provincial Government Highlights Energy Transition Efforts
ILOILO CITY, 28 August 2025 — Iloilo is fast becoming a major player in the country’s clean energy future, with over 1,300 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind service contracts already awarded across the province, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office. This promising figure was among the highlights of the Iloilo leg […]
Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition is Walking a Tightrope
Southeast Asia is facing a dilemma. The region knows it must phase out fossil fuels, but the roadmap to embark on it is full of trade-offs. A rushed and poorly managed phase-out could lead to rising energy prices and job losses. Moving too slowly risks increased climate change impacts and potential economic disadvantages in a […]
Northern Samar’s offshore wind potential grows, but transmission concerns must be addressed – LGU and energy advocates
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, 4 August 2025 – Representatives from the Northern Samar provincial government and energy transition advocates have identified grid infrastructure as a key barrier to the full-scale development of renewable energy (RE) projects in Eastern Visayas, particularly in Northern Samar, where four wind projects are in their pre-development stage. Northern Samar is gaining […]
Renewable energy will lower electricity prices in the long run – DOE
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 […]