Philippines seeks comments on mandate to allow end-users renewable energy consumption

Philippines seeks comments on mandate to allow end-users renewable energy
consumption

The Philippines Department of Energy (DoE) has invited comments on the final
draft of a new scheme that allows end-users the option to choose renewables
as their source of energy.

The Green Energy Option Programme (GEOP) covers all renewable energy
technologies.

It mandates the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), its
concessionaire National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and other
transmission-based organisations to provide mechanisms for the physical
connection and commercial arrangements necessary for projects under the
GEOP.

End-users can register with their supplier of electricity, distribution
utilities (DUs) or electric cooperatives (ECs) to have their electricity
supplied by renewables under the GEOP.

DUs and ECs shall aggregate the demand for each renewable energy source and
contract directly with renewables developers.

DoE's draft noted: "A DU or EC shall not be required to supply an end-user
that has exercised the option where such supply will result in an increase
in the blended generation which shall be passed through to other end-users
of the DU."

DUs and ECs will also be required to show in monthly billing how much
consumption was catered for by renewables.

DoE is asking for comments to be received by 4 September.

Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte recently inaugurated the Philippines'
first solar module manufacturing facility with an expanded capacity of 800MW
at Santo Tomas, Batangas, owned by renewable energy firm Solar Philippines.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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