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 and NPC-SPUG plants.
In 2019, 77 of the 279 (28%) SIIG had 24 hour operation[1]. The remaining 72% operated between 5 to 16 hours per day. “The total installed capacity in the 279 SIIGs decreased from 568 MW in 2018 to 526 MW in 2019. The 7.4% decrease can be attributed to the decommissioning of aging generating units as well as the reduction of rental capacities of the NPC-SPUG.”
| SERVICE HOURS | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 135 | 134 |
| 8 | 49 | 48 |
| 12-16 | 29 | 20 |
| 24 | 64 | 77 |
| Total SIIG | 277 | 279 |
Based on the Missionary Electrification Development Plan 2016-2020, the number of potential households in off-grid areas was 1,543,516. This represents 6.72% of the total household potential in the Philippines based on the 2015 PSA census. The 2015 served HH in off-grid area was 761,746 (49.35% of off-grid HH). It is unknown how many of these households were experiencing less than 24 hours of electricity access.
| AREA | BARANGAYS | HOUSEHOLDS | SERVED | ENERGIZATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzon | 2,550 | 1,000,048 | 602,641 | 60.26% |
| Visayas | 410 | 123,212 | 84,218 | 68.35% |
| Mindanao | 596 | 420,256 | 74,887 | 17.82% |
| Total | 3,556 | 1,543,516 | 761,746 | 49.35% |
HH Electrification Level in Off-Grid Areas as of December 2015
**based on reported potential households in the DPPs of Ecs
[1] DOE, “2019 Power Situation Report” https://www.doe.gov.ph/electric-power/2019-power-situation-report