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Asian Climate Technology Information and Needs Assessment Workshop

Beijing, China, September 24-26, 2002

Philippine Rural Electrification Program

and Climate Technology Information

Prof. Rowaldo R. Del Mundo

Energy Program Coordinator and
Head of U.P. Solar Laboratory
University of the Philippines Diliman
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Philippine Electrification Program

1. Implemented by the National Government Agencies:

The Department of Energy

NEA/Rural Electric Cooperatives
NPC/SPUG
PNOC (EIES and EDC projects)
DAR SPOTS Project

2. Implemented by Other Organizations

Electrification projects of Private Investors-Owned
Distribution Utilities
Electrification projects of LGU-owned utilities
The Independent Power Producers (IPP) Program
The Adopt-a-Barangay Program

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Philippine Electrification Status

Status of Barangay Electrification
as of JUNE 2002
Potential

Actual

Electrification
Level

Unenergized

Barangays

41,995

35,731

85%

6,264

RECs

36,075

29,952

83%

6,123

MERALCO

4,352

4,277

98%

75

PIOUs/LGUs

1,568

1,502

96%

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Source: Philippine DOE

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Philippine Electrification Plan

YEAR

ANNUAL
TARGET

CUMULATIVE NO.
OF BARANGAYS

BARANGAY
ELECT. LEVEL

1999*

755

32,281

76.9%

2000*

1,366

33,647

80.1%

2001*

1,253

34,900

83.1%

2002

1,636

36,536

87.0%

2003

1,664

38,200

91.0%

2004

1,700

39,900

95.0%

2005

1,095

40,995

97.6%

2006

1,000

41,995

100.0%

TOTAL

8,348

* Actual Accomplishments

Note: Electrified Barangay is minimum 10 households with electricity

A Barangay (Village) has 50 to 300 households
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Philippine Rural Electrification Market

20%

High
Income

29%
Middle Income

51%
Low Income
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Can afford high-cost

solutions without assistance
Could afford reasonably
priced solutions with good
markets and financing

Dependent on
traditional options
and heavily assisted
new options
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Challenges in Philippine Rural Electrification

Conventional Method - Extension of Grid
Unreliable and Expensive for remote and island
communities
Costly (At least P 1M per Barangay)
Limited Government Financial Resources
Barangay Electrification = 10 Households

Marching in Place or Sliding Back

Political Push vs. Financial Pull
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Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities

in Philippine Electrification Program
q About 45% or 4,000 of the unenergized barangays

are located in remote areas far from existing

electrical grid systems
q Stand-alone power systems using renewable
energy resources and technologies can be costeffective solution

Technology Information Gaps

Rural Electrification Planning Models
Rural Energy Database
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Current Energy Planning Process

Generation
Planning

Transmission
Planning

Distribution
Planning

(DOE)

(TRANSCO)

(PUs & Ecs)

Power Development Program

Other Energy
Sectors Planning
Oil, Coal, Geo, etc.

Small
Renewable
Energy
Projects

Electrification
Plan

Philippine Energy Plan

Top-to-Bottom Approach
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Private Sector Proposals

Proposed Planning Paradigm

National
Level

National Energy Planning

Centralized System Planning and
Integration of Regional Energy Plans

Provincial
Level

Power Development and Electrification Planning

Municipal
Level

Area-based Energy Resource

Assessment and Project Planning

Village Level

Electrification Project Development

Planning

Provincial Planning

Bottom-Up Approach meet Top-to-Bottom Approach

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Proposed Planning Process

Start
Area-based Demand Forecasting
Electrified

Un-Electrified
Grid

Generation
Planning

ion
t
p
O

Preliminary Grid
Extension Planning
Electrification
Screening
Off-Grid

Option

Off-Grid Power
Planning
Hydro Resources

Distribution
Planning

Wind Resources

Transmission
Planning

Small Power
System
Planning

Biomass Resources
Solar Resources

Pre-electrification
Projects Planning
POWER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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Small Power System

Solar Power Plant & Distribution System

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Pre-Electrification Project
Solar Home System

Solar Battery Charging Station

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Electrification Screening
Population
Economic data
Income&Expenditure
Energy Consumption
etc.

Area-based
Demand Forecast

Grid Extension Data

Preliminary
Grid Extension Plan

Impact to viability
of Distribution
Utility and
Electricity Rates?

Levelized
Distribution Cost

Grid Planning
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Screening
Criteria

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It is viable to connect Bgy.

Concepcion to the Grid in year
2003 if the distribution facilities
will be subsidized
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It is viable to connect Bgy.

Concepcion to the Grid in year
2005 without subsidy. Consider
pre-electrification in 2003 & 2004
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It is not viable to connect Bgy. Bono-bono to the Grid

in the planning horizon. Off-Grid option should be considered.
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Energy Resource
Module
Technology
Module
Energy Demand
Module
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Social Module

Economic Module

Environment Module

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Micro Hydro Resource Potential

Palawan
Municipality
Aborlan
Balabac
Batarasa
Brooke's Point
Coron
Culion
Dumaran
El Nido
Narra
Puerto Princesa
Quezon
Rizal
Roxas
San Vicente
Taytay
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No. of
Hydro Sites
99
4
28
116
37
12
59
30
99
177
172
153
56
29
60

Total
Capacity
8956
16
3535
17717
2825
683
8502
1931
26621
37351
22674
21054
6734
855
2111

Max
Min Capacity
Capacity
1088
1
6
2
1082
1
979
1
715
1
346
3
1915
2
342
2
2421
1
3726
1
964
1
777
1
966
1
179
1
172
1
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Wind Energy Resources

Area
Region #
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Weibull k
Autocorrelation
factor
Diurnal
Strength
Hour of Peak
Windspeed
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Palawan - West Coast

1
2
3
6.11
7.22
6.45
5.7
6.35
6.29
4.95
4.89
5.32
4.25
3.86
4.38
3.86
3.52
4.27
4.63
4.36
5.17
5.68
5.24
5.7
6.11
5.91
5.89
6.04
5.42
5.81
4.62
4.4
5.43
5.84
6.03
6.06
6.45
6.85
6.59
1.8
1.8
1.8

Palawan - East Coast

1
2
3
7.71
6.9
6.8
7.59
6.39
6.52
6.51
5.34
5.46
4.81
3.82
3.95
4.07
3.11
3.55
4.3
3.88
4.55
5.02
4.76
4.84
5.45
4.79
4.99
5.16
4.69
4.82
5.03
4.45
4.79
7.43
6.05
5.95
8.72
6.95
6.98
1.6
1.6
1.6

0.875

0.875

0.875

0.875

0.875

0.875

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

14

14

14

14

14

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Summary
q Large potential for Renewable Energy in the

Electrification Program
q Renewable Energy should be integrated in
Energy Planning
q Climate Technology Needs in:
Planning Models
Rural Energy Database
q Regional Networks can build the planning

models and database

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