Transforming the Landscape for Off-Grid Electrification in the Philippines

The programme aims to install 7.8MW of solar capacity, consisting of 6MW of on-grid rooftop solar and 1.8MW of off-grid solar micro-grids. It seeks to transition remote island barangays from diesel-based power to renewable energy through a model involving Land Bank of the Philippines, AIEC-ILAW, and One Renewable Energy Enterprise, Inc. The project includes technical assistance for policy development, financing for infrastructure, and capacity building for electric cooperatives (ECs).

• The programme plans to construct solar power plants with a total capacity of 7.8 MW, which includes at least 6 on-grid solar PV rooftop projects (500kwp - 1MW each) and at least 24 off-grid solar PV hybrid projects totaling up to 1.8 MW.
• The project is estimated to mitigate 185,852 tons of CO2 over a 20-year lifespan, with 142,963.20 tons from on-grid and 42,888.96 tons from off-grid systems.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 28,171,101, with USD 17,999,290 requested from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as grants and senior loans.
• The programme targets 4,800 households or 24,000 individuals, representing 1.4% of the 340,000 households located in 1,700 island barangays.
• The project identifies a significant disparity in off-grid power reliability, noting that 79% of the 239 areas served by NPC-SPUG have less than 12 hours of electricity per day.
• Renewable energy sources are significantly cheaper than diesel in the Philippines; solar is the lowest at Php 4.70, compared to a weighted average cost of Php 16.40 for diesel.
• The project will implement a financing structure where the GCF provides a grant for energy storage (batteries) and prepaid meters, which account for 30-50% of mini-grid costs, while the remaining costs are covered by equity and loans.
• The programme includes a technical assistance component to support the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Electrification Administration (NEA) in developing a roadmap for renewable energy and distributed generation integration into the National Energy Plan.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Transforming the Landscape for Off-Grid Electrification in the Philippines. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25770-transforming-landscape-grid-electrification-philippines.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Transforming the Landscape for Off-Grid Electrification in the Philippines. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25770-transforming-landscape-grid-electrification-philippines.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020transforming, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Transforming the Landscape for Off-Grid Electrification in the Philippines}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25770-transforming-landscape-grid-electrification-philippines.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }