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RE Energize PH

The best solution to the reliability, affordability, and security issues of the Philippine power sector is to transition to a distributed, flexible, renewable energy-based system.

Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas, and natural gas have been dominating the country’s energy mix for countless years. Our power sector relies on baseload coal technologies that cannot follow the load profile of the country resulting in frequent power outages and expensive electricity rates. The vulnerability of fossil fuels to global market price volatility, expensive importation costs, and continuing power outages put weight on the generation charges shouldered by consumers.

Experts cited the potential of renewable energy – abundant, indigent, and replenishable – to reduce carbon emissions emitted from generating power and lower electricity rates without trading off the reliability of power supply. 

Through our RE Energize PH program, we are focused on revealing how fossil fuel dependence upshots high electricity rates and intermittent power. Our aim is to divulge how renewable energy can empower people with a promising future of sustainable living on a habitable planet. 

REalTalk Program

REalTalk is a series of training workshops focused on raising energy literacy and building a movement on just transition to renewable energy. It aims to enhance the knowledge and build the capacity of Climate Reality Leaders and energy advocates who will in turn engage entities and convey the truth about the benefits and opportunities of renewable energy in the Philippines.

Through this workshop, we are advocating for greater support and participation on renewable energy projects and programs from the business community and strengthened commitments from the national government on climate mitigation or greenhouse gas emissions reduction initiatives.
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GEOP Campaign

As global and national frameworks call for an urgent transition towards low-carbon systems, the Philippine government targets to increase the share of renewable energy to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040 entailing strengthened projects and programs on RE development.

Pursuant to Republic Act 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act, the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) was created as a mechanism to empower consumers to have the power to choose renewables as their source of power. Since its launch in December 2021, over 200 end-users have now switched to renewable energy and are enjoying the program’s benefits, including savings from power costs.
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Knowledge Products

In the past year, despite significantly lower electricity demand caused by the shutdown of industries, Filipinos experienced rotational brownouts and fluctuating electricity prices caused by unreliable coal-fired power plants that continue to dominate the Philippine power market.

With renewable energy technologies becoming more and more cost-competitive than fossil fuels, the clean energy transition in the Philippines is not just a climate solution but also an opportunity to modernize the economy, achieve energy self-sufficiency, provide cleaner air, create greener jobs, and deliver affordable power to the Filipino people.

Fortunately, several developments are expected to shape the country’s energy agenda. The Department of Energy has issued a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, approved 100% foreign ownership for large-scale geothermal power plants, and started implementing its Green Energy Option Program. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued its Sustainable Finance Framework. Several energy players and financial institutions in the country have announced coal divestments and coal exit plans.

The RE Energize PH program aims to increase public awareness of renewable energy through information and education material releases centered on mechanisms instrumental to lowering electricity charges.
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