VATIS UPDATE Article

The Philippines National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) will endorse to the Department of Energy (DOE) the proposed rules on renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which requires distribution utilities (DUs) to source a portion of their power supply from eligible renewable-energy (RE) sources. RPS is intended to contribute to the growth of the RE industry. If implemented, this will help the agency attain its goal of maintaining the RE share in the national energy mix to at least 35% by 2030.

The scope of proposed RPS rules include the following: types of RE sources; yearly minimum RPS requirement; annual minimum incremental %age of electricity sold by each mandated participant, which is required to be sourced from eligible RE resources and which shall, in no case, be less than 1% of its annual energy demand over the next 10 years; and means of compliance by the mandated participant set by the government to meet the RPS requirements.

A composite team will determine the minimum annual RPS requirement per mandated participant. The members of the said team will be composed of representatives from the NREB, Electric Power Industry Management Bureau, Renewable Energy Management Bureau, Legal Services and Energy Policy and Planning Bureau. The minimum annual increment in the RPS level shall be initially set at 2.15% to be applied to the actual total supply portfolio.