Energy Access Underlined by Development Frameworks
Access to energy is essential in meeting basic needs and attaining an improved quality of life for individuals. It has been defined as the provision of adequate amounts of high-quality and reliable modern energy supplies when needed and as the ability of individuals to purchase such supplies in the amounts deemed necessary for their daily […]
Towards Energy Access in the Philippines
Guaranteeing energy access is a challenge that can be resolved through a good understanding of the current state of the Philippine energy mix, determining which areas are deficient and using the right tools and frameworks for implementation. In recent years, new approaches to electrification have been promoted, implemented, and explored in order to have a […]
ASEAN Member States Electrification
The following figure shows the comparison among ASEAN member states’ (AMS) electrification level from 2000 to 2018. Throughout the years, there has been a continuous increase of access across all nations. Percentage of population with access to electricity in ASEAN.[1] The next diagram illustrates the difference between rural and urban electrification across AMS. Percentage of […]
Underserved Households
Underserved areas refer to those with less than 24 hours of electricity access. If the basis of underserved areas is on the duration of electricity access and frequency of interruption, then the reliability reports from DUs must be considered. For this report, some of the underserved data was extracted from the report of the SIIG […]
Reporting Household Electrification Levels
The illustration below shows the published household electrification in the Philippines. Since 2015, there has been a general increase in the level. The decrease from 96.12% to 92.96% from 2018 to 2019 can be attributed to how the %HH is computed. As seen on the table 2.6, the served HH had already exceeded the 2015 […]
The Status of Electrification in the Philippines
With the DDP, DUs are reporting on their status and plans for their franchise area. These include information on the current household electrification situation and the information on all electrification activities planned to be undertaken whether sitio electrification, household electrification, turn-over to another DU, or a declaration to waive. DPP also contains information on the […]
Review of Inventory of Underserved and Served
According to the Department of Energy, the household electrification rate was 92.96% as of 2019. With the target of the Philippine government to reach 100% household electrification by 2022, there is a need to understand where the country currently stands in its electrification efforts. This subsection discusses the underserved and unserved households from the Department […]
Energy Demand
Figure: Existing Power System as of 2018 from: Philippine Department of Energy; "Existing Power System"; Philippine Energy Plan 2018-2040 (accessed 10 Feb 2021). In 2018, the total peak demand across the Philippines was 14,782 MW. In 2019, this increased by 5.4% to 15,581 MW. Across the three main grids, Luzon took up 11,344 MW or […]
Electrification in ASEAN
Sources: Subhan, A. (2018). The ASEAN Post. https://theaseanpost.com/article/5-energy-companies-look-out-asean ASEAN Center for Energy, China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute; Practical Experience and Prospects for Electricity Accessibility in ASEAN Source: Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2017, IEA ul > .bdt-post-list-item; delay: 350;”> Electrification in ASEAN ENERGY ACCESS Structure of Electrification in the Philippines STRUCTURE Electrification Programs ENERGY ACCESS Multi-Tier […]
Electrification Programs
On-Grid Electrification: Nationwide intensification of household electrification (NIHE) targets households situated in areas with existing distribution facility. NIHE gives provision of house wiring and meter subsidy including at least 2 bulb and 1 convenience outlet. Technical assistance to streamline process, LGU-DU partnership are also included. From DOE’s 37th Status Report on EPIRA Implementation, NIHE program […]
Multi-Tier Framework for Energy Access
In 2013, the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) introduced the multi-tier framework (MTF) which tries to address the classification of energy access. Instead of having a binary classification of access or no access (similar to served or unserved areas), they proposed a six-tier classification based on capacity, duration, reliability, quality, affordability, legality, […]