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The Philippines utilizes renewable energy sources including hydropower, geothermal and solar energy, wind power and biomass resources. [citation needed] In 2013, these sources contributed 19,903 GWh of electrical energy, representing 26.44 percent of the country's electricity needs. [1]
In contrast, controllable renewable energy sources include dammed hydroelectricity, bioenergy, or geothermal power. Percentages of various types of sources in the top renewable energy-producing countries across each geographical region in 2023. Renewable energy systems have rapidly become more efficient and cheaper over the past 30 years. [3]
The Philippines being situated on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific monsoon belt, exhibits a promising potential for wind energy with 76.6 GW. [7] Wind power plants are the third most operated renewable energy source in the country. Solar Energy. In 2015, three solar farms were constructed in the Philippines.
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 economic gains of renewable energy usage in the Philippines have not benefited the rural poor either, who are paying much more for electricity than urban users. In response, the national government enacted the Renewable Energy Act in 2008 to prioritize the use of renewable energy and to provide investment incentives for the private sector. [28]
Don Carlos Biomass Energy Corporation: TBA 10 2017 Under construction Misamis Oriental Biomass Energy Corporation: Misamis Oriental: 12 2017 Under construction Aseagas Corporation: Lian, Batangas: 8.8 2015 Ceased Operation San Carlos BioPower: San Carlos, Negros Occidental: 19.9 2015 Isabela Biomass Energy Corporation: Alicia, Isabela: 18 2015
Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy that is derived from plants and animal waste. [1] The biomass that is used as input materials consists of recently living (but now dead) organisms, mainly plants. [2] Thus, fossil fuels are not regarded as biomass under this definition.
Variable renewable energy sources are those that have a fluctuating nature, such as wind power and solar power. In contrast, controllable renewable energy sources include dammed hydroelectricity, bioenergy, or geothermal power. Renewable energy systems have rapidly become more efficient and cheaper over the past 30 years.