The Philippines implements renewable energy priority scheduling and allows foreign ownership of 100%
The Philippines implements renewable energy priority scheduling and allows foreign ownership of 100%
The Philippine Department of Energy (DoE) has revealed that all renewable energy assets will have priority dispatch rights in the country’s wholesale electricity spot market (WESM). The DoE said it would open a priority channel for "must dispatch" and "priority dispatch" operating power plants.
The first category includes all renewable energy facilities powered by wind, solar, runoff hydro or ocean energy, whether or not these facilities are operating under a Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme.The DoE states: “Enjoying 'must dispatch' priority under Section 20 of the Renewable Energy Act is based on the difficulty of accurately predicting the availability of renewable energy resources, and thus the variable and irregular energy produced, And the availability of resources is inherently out of control.”
The second category includes only biomass power plants operating under the FIT regime.
Energy Minister Carlos Jericho Petilla said: "Granting 'must dispatch' or 'priority dispatch' to all generators using renewable energy will help accelerate the development and utilization of indigenous renewable energy resources and reduce reliance on imported conventional energy sources. . This will minimize the impact of price fluctuations in the global market on our country, make electricity supply and delivery more stable, and avoid the risk of international geopolitical conflict.”
In addition, the DoE has begun reviewing the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, which aims to amend rules that require at least 60 percent of renewable energy projects to be owned by domestic investors.
But local media reports said the measure would help the Philippines meet its renewable energy goals.
"The DoE is preparing to make the necessary amendments to the Renewable Energy Act Implementing Rules and Regulations, Section 19, Rule 6," Lotilla said.
The country plans to install 15 GW of clean energy by 2030. According to the latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency, the Philippines has an installed PV capacity of 1.08 GW by the end of 2021. Most solar installations in the country operate under the old feed-in tariff system, auctions and net metering schemes.
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