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In 2013, renewable energy provided 26.44% of the total electricity in the Philippines and 19,903 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electrical energy out of a total demand of 75,266 gigawatt-hours. [1] The Philippines is a net importer of fossil fuels. For the sake of energy security, there is momentum to develop renewable energy sources.
The total primary energy consumption of the Philippines in 2012 was 30.2 Mtoe (million Tonnes of oil equivalent), [2] most of which came from fossil fuels.Electricity consumption in 2010 was 64.52 TWh, of which almost two-thirds came from fossil fuels, 21% from hydroelectric plants, and 13% from other renewable sources.
The Department of Energy (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Enerhiya, abbreviated as DOE) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation.
List of electric utilities in the Philippines [1] [2] Electric utility Acronym Type [a] Grid No. of customers Areas served Abra Electric Cooperative ABRECO EC-CDA
According to the Department of Energy Act of 1992, the secretary of energy has the following functions: [1] Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient, and economical operation of the department in accordance with the programs of the government;
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is a privately owned corporation that was established on January 15, 2009, through RA 9511.It is a consortium of three corporations, namely Monte Oro Grid Resources Corporation, Calaca High Power Corporation, and the State Grid Corporation of China.
As one of the fastest-growing nations in Asia, with over 80 million residents, energy law in the Philippines is important. Researching Philippine law is somewhat complicated; all laws are numbered sequentially, not by topic or year, and consist of statutes, presidential decrees, other regulations, and case law. Nonetheless, private entities ...
The National Power Corporation (Filipino: Pambansang Korporasyon sa Elektrisidad, also known as NAPOCOR, NPC or National Power) is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation that is mandated to provide electricity to all rural areas of the Philippines by 2025 (known as "missionary electrification"), to manage water resources for power generation, and to optimize the use of other ...