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Towards Energy \nDevelopment and Electrification \nin the Philippines<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Imperative in constructing a framework towards increasing access to energy is understanding the characteristics inherent to the current state of electrification in the Philippines.\u00a0 This research aims to present the different aspects that contribute to the current state of electrification in the country. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Total electrification is one of the goals set out by the Philippine government in eradicating energy poverty. To accomplish this, energy should become accessible to the unserved and underserved areas across the Philippines. This section discusses the major efforts being undertaken to increase energy access to these areas including projects in the pipeline that are contributing to this objective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The commitment to total electrification is not only prompted by economic development but also because the government is mandated by law to accelerate this initiative.<\/p>

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Examining progress made in installed capacity of operational power plants set up in the power grids in the drive towards total electrification.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With energy demand expected to continuously grow, it is necessary to reinforce the transmission infrastructure across the Philippines as the electricity network faces expansion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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One of the strategies announced by the government is the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Total Electrification Program<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>(TEP)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0which looks to energize the remaining underserved and unserved households nationwide which is conducted in partnership with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the National Electrification Administration (<\/span><\/span><\/span>NEA<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the National Power Corporation (<\/span><\/span><\/span>NPC<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>. This agenda aims to provide serviceable electricity to all households by 2040<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Power statistics reflect the current status of the energy and electrification situation in the Philippines. These are important indicators which can tell us the future direction of the Philippine energy mix. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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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 use (G20 2016<\/em>). It is instrumental in reducing poverty, crucial to a country’s economy and it ensures sustainable development therefore access to energy must be available to all.<\/p>

This section starts with a discussion on development frameworks that are applicable to the Philippines. Strategies that boost sustainability, reduce cost and are patterned for renewable energy systems are given emphasis. The conventional and renewable resources with their feasibility of their operation are discussed. Software tools are then presented that can help to identify the optimal size and combination of these energy technologies for decentralized generation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Developing countries are often in dire situations economically, socially and environmentally and this can be alleviated with the injection of ener<\/span>gy projects which are aimed at\u00a0<\/span>improving these conditions. In order for these projects to become successful, it is necessary to have sustainability which is becoming increasingly more important for policy and decision makers worldwide<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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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 use<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span><\/span><\/span>G20 2016<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>114<\/span><\/span>\u00a0It is instrumental in reducing poverty, crucial to a country’s economy and it ensures sustainable development therefore access to energy must be available to all.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The lack of a universal definition of access to energy has led to the emergence of several approaches attempting to measure access to energy using a variety of indicators. Wide-ranging approaches have been developed by various researchers and practitioners to measure different aspects of energy access that will help define strategies toward a more sustainable energy future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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While frameworks help with the structure and organization of how a particular system can be developed in a particular area, implementation strategies can ease the complexities during deployment. Strategies like the\u00a0<\/span>KeyMaker<\/span>\u00a0model can help speed up the process of development.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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To further advance energy access in the Philippines, it is necessary to examine all possible resources that can be used to accomplish its objectives. Moreover, a sustainable future is more achievable with more options on the market to provide greater energy security, stability, reliability and affordability.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fossil fuels were formed from organic material such as dead organisms and dead plants over the course of millions of years. It is currently the world’s primary energy source and it has\u00a0<\/span>fuelled<\/span>\u00a0global economies over the past century.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If fossil fuels are sourced from finite resources, renewable energy takes its energy from inexhaustible natural phenomena such as sunlight, wind, water, ocean, plant growth and heat from the earth<\/span><\/span>. Moreover, renewable energy does not have such a damaging effect on the environment and human health unlike fossil fuels which emit greenhouse gases that lead to global warming.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nuclear power gets its electricity from power plants that derive their heat from fission in nuclear reactors. The concept is similar to a large coal-fired power plant where water is heated to produce steam which spins large turbines that generate electricity.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Rather than coal combustion, it is nuclear fission contained by reactors that heats the water. In nuclear fission, atoms are split apart to form smaller atoms, releasing energy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span><\/span><\/span>U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The most important constituent of a nuclear reactor is the fuel and uranium\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the basic natural nuclear fuel<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To combat the variability and generation intermittency of renewable energy technologies, energy storage systems (ESS) have become an important factor for electric power systems. Besides storing and smoothing renewable power, ESS’s can increase power system operation and planning resiliency and efficiency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From fossil fuels down to renewable resources and even nuclear power, the Philippines has many options to tap in order to further expand energy access as well as ensuring better energy security. To determine which energy technologies are the most attractive for development and investment, tools like determining levelized cost of energy and energy return on investment can provide insight.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Within an energy access\u00a0<\/span>framework, the capacities of the energy<\/span>\u00a0technologies to be deployed have<\/span>\u00a0to be determined. A central step in the Sustainable Energy Access Planning framework is to determine the least-cost options.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The combination of energy technologies with their respective installed capacities is called the energy mix. The capacity or size of the energy technology is defined in terms of kW or\u00a0<\/span>MW\u00a0 for<\/span>\u00a0generation technologies and kWh or MWh for storage technologies. T<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The tool outputs the optimal combination and sizes of ener<\/span>gy technologies to be installed<\/span>\u00a0given a set of input parameters and constraints. To accomplish this, the tool creates a model or a mathematical representation of the energy access problem that is then solved through an optimization technique.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The methodologies above require a level of expertise in algorithms and programming to be able to directly apply to a rural electrification project. Because of this, there are software tools that take care of applying the algorithms out of the user input parameters<\/p>

A high-level look at Calliope, DER-CAM, HOMER, iHOGA, and REM is also examined in this section.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In terms of the energy technology options, this section<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>presents the energy sources and storage that each of the tools have. With these energy sources, Calliope, DERCAM and HOMER can include provision for thermal load. Furthermore, all of the tools have the option of grid connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Although the grid connection is available for every tool, the grid model can be different because of the geographical coverage considered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The above grid connection configuration and the energy mix portfolio are characterized by each tool through the performance metrics tabulated in this section<\/span><\/span>. Here performance metric\/s that are being minimized or maximized to arrive at the optimal energy mix are highlighted as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Imperative in constructing a framework towards increasing access to energy is understanding the characteristics inherent to the current Philippine legal framework on electrification and its corresponding limitations. This section aims to present the foundational policies that shape electrification in the country. It will lay down the policy of the Philippines on electrification through a discussion of key pieces of legislation and administrative regulations affecting access to energy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Since the shift in 2001 from a largely state-run system of electrification to a market-based approach, the Philippine strategy on electrification is grounded on competition with government support through regulation. The framework of Philippine electrification is fundamentally shaped by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), which covers rules governing power generation, transmission, distribution, supply and competition.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The current legal framework on electrification is ultimately set up to bring electricity to all end-users in the country. The EPIRA contemplates quality service not only to users connected to the grid but those in unviable areas through missionary electrification. The NEARA was passed with the same intention of providing electricity to the countryside \u2014in missionary and economically unviable areas. Moreover, apart from its general goal of curbing carbon emissions, the REA\u2019s push for the utilization of RE also contributes to energy access by providing new, sustainable and increasingly economically-viable energy sources.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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