SOURCES

OF

RENEWABLE
AND

NON-
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
IN
THE

PHILIPPINES
 What is Electricity?

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the

presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge.
Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the
phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell’s equations.
There are various common phenomena that are related to electricity
such as lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric
discharges and many others.

Benjamin franklin has one of the greatest

scientific minds of his time. He was interested in
many areas of science, made many discoveries, and
invented many things, including bifocal glasses. In
the the mids-1700s he became interested in
electricity.

Up until that time, scientists had mainly known

about and experimented with static electricity.
Benjamin Franklin took things a big step ahead. He
Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea that electricity had positive
(1706 - 1790) and negatives elements and that electricity flowed
between these elements. He also believed that
lightning was a form of this flowing electricity.
In 1752, Franklin conducted his famous kite
experiment. In order to show that lightning was
electricity, he flew a kite during a thunderstorm.
He tied a metal key to the kite string to conduct
the electricity.

Just as he thought, electricity from the storm

clouds transferred to the kite and electricity
flowed down the string and give him a shock. He’s
Thomas alva Edison lucky that he didn’t get hurt, but he didn’t mind
(1847 - 1931) the shock since it proved his idea.
Building upon Franklin's work, many other
scientists studied electricity and began to
understand more about how it works.

For example, in 1879, Thomas Edison patented the

electric light bulb and our world has been brighter
ever since!

At the turn of the 17th century, English scientist

William Gilbert established the science underlying
William gilbert the study of electricity and magnetism. Inspired by
(1544 - 1603) Gilbert's work, another Englishman, Sir Thomas
Browne, made further investigations and wrote
books about his findings. Gilbert and Browne are
credited with being the first scientists to use the
term “electricity."

Scientists have found evidence that ancient peoples

may have experimented with electricity, too. In
1936, a clay pot was discovered that suggests that
the first batteries may have been invented over
2,000 years ago. The clay pot contained copper
Sir Thomas Browne plates, tin alloy, and an iron rod.
(1605 - 1682)
 RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable energy is useful energy that is
collected from renewable resources, which are
naturally replenished on a human timescale,
including carbon neutral sources like
sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and
geothermal heat.
The term encompasses biomass as well, whose
carbon neutral status is under debate. This
type of energy source stands in contrast to
fossil fuels, which are being used far more
quickly than they are being replenished.

3%
HYDRO
5% NUCLEAR
6% WIND
SOLAR
BIOFUELS
OTHERS
13%
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY 45%
GENERATION BREAKDOWN
(+NUCLEAR) AS OF 2018.

RENEWABLE ENERGY often provides

energy in four important areas:
Electricity generation
Air & Water heating/cooling
28% Transportation and,
Rural (off-grid) energy services

Renewable energy is often referred as clean

energy.
Types of renewable energy

Solar energy
Wind energy
Hydroelectric power
Biomass energy
Geothermal energy
Tidal & wave energy
 SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines as a tropical

archipelago has the potential to
generate a lot of energy from natural
resources. In recent years, solars in
the Philippines have come to the
forefront in cost efficiency with
regular consumers. In truth, the
Philippines has been generating energy
from renewable resources for a long
time now. It has only been in recent
history that more and more of the
Filipino people are recognizing the
benefits of renewable energies as an
alternative oil and carbon.

Hydroelectric power in the Philippines

Moving water is a Hydroelectric power plants In the
powerful source of Philippines are located in:
energy. The power
harnessed from moving SAN ROQUE HYDROPOWER PROJECT
(MULTI-PURPOSE DAM)
CONSTRUCTED BY SAN ROQUE POWER
bodies of water is CORP., THE SAN ROQUE DAM IS A
called hydroelectric MULTIPURPOSE DAM PROVIDING POWER
GENERATION, IRRIGATION, FLOOD
power. The Philippines CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATER
QUALITY.
make use of two methods
in order to harness
power; Dam storage or BENGUET PROVINCE MINI
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
impoundment, and run- THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE GENERATION
OF ELECTRIC POWER. THE PROJECT’S
of-river. While OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE INSTANT
impoundment makes use ENERGY TO THE LUZON GRID. IT ALSO
AIMS TO SUPPORT THE OPTIMIZATION OF
of man-made dams in INDIGENOUS ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY.
order to store water,
run-of-river relies on
flowing bodies of water CALIRAYA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT

like waterfalls. Both CALIRAYA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT

IS THE FIRST POWER PLANT EVER BUILT
methods turn a turbine BY NPC. COMMISSIONED IN 1942, THIS
SHARES CALIRAYA RESERVOIR WITH
in order to generate KALAYAAN.
power.
 Magat hydroelectric power plant
Constructed in the 1980s under the magat river multi-purpose
project, the magat hydro electric power plant is one of the top
hydro electric plants in the country.
Water from the magat reservoir is released through the four
penstocks going to mhepp at 120 cms each. Through large
turbines, this is used to generate electricity of up to 360mw.
Water is the released and held at the Maris dam for irrigation.

Bakun ac hydro
Bakun ac hydro has been producing 70mw of clean and renewable
energy for northern Luzon since 2001. It taps the power of the
bakun and kayapa river in bakun, benguet. Build under build-
operate-transfer scheme, the hydroelectric plant will be handed
over to the national power corporation in working condition,
free of charge after 25 years.

GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COMES FROM THE HEAT BENEATH THE EARTH’S SURFACE. THERE ARE TWO
METHODS OF EXTRACTING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY USED IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE FLASH STEAM
AND THE BINARY CYCLY. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXTRACTED THROUGH FLASH STEAMING EXTRACTS
WATER WITH A TEMPERATURE GREATER THAN 182 DEGREE CELSIUS USING STEAM PIPES. THE
BINARY PROCESS EXTRACTS WATER AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN FLASH STEAMING AND USED
TO BOIL A WORKING LIQUID WITH A LOWER BOILING POINT THAT WILL POWER THE TURBINE.
THE WATER THEN WILL BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE GROUND.

GEOTHERMAL PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

ARE LOCATED IN:

MAKBAN GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

MAKBAN GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT HAS TWELVE GENERATING UNITS,

INCLUDING A BINARY PLANT, WHICH ARE HOUSED IN SEPARATE POWER
STATIONS. IT IS THE ONLY INDIGENOUS BASELOAD PLANT IN LUZON THAT
HAS A BETTER GRID STABILITY AND AVAILABILITY.

TIWI GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

TIWI GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT HAS FOUR GENERATING UNITS, WHICH ARE
HOUSED IN SEPARATE POWER STATIONS. IT IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT IN THE PHILIPPINES.

BAC-MAN PRODUCTION FIELD

ALSO KNOWN AS, BAC-MAN GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, IS ONE OF THE
GEOTHERMAL POWER STATIONS OPERATED BY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION IN THE PROVINCES OF ALBAY AND SORSOGON IN THE
PHILIPPINES AND IT’S NAMED FOR ITS LOCATION IN THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF BACON AND MANITO.
 SOLAR POWER
SOLAR ENERGY IS USED AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY IN THE PHILIPPINES
THROUGH INDUSTRIAL SIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY.
THE PHILIPPINES HAS ONLY RECENTLY INCORPORATED LARGE SCALE
SOLAR FARMS IN THE COUNTRY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE COUNTRY
IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED IN A REGION THAT RECEIVES A HIGH
AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT EACH YEAR.

MAJOR SOLAR FARMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

ARE LOCATED IN:

G.A. PHILKOR MULTI ENERGY CORP. (GAPMEC)

GAPMEC IS THE LEADING RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) DEVELOPER IN THE
PHILIPPINES. GAPMEC IS TAKING THE CHALLENGE OF LEADING THE
DEVELOPMENT, IN PROVIDING AND ENSURING THE EFFICIENCY, AND
PRODUCING SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION IN THE
COUNTRY.

CALATAGAN SOLAR FARM

THE CALATAGAN SOLAR FARM NEAR THE FOOT OF MOUNT SAN PIRO IN
CALATAGAN, BATANGAS HAS EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF BEING— “THE
LARGEST SOLAR FACILITY COMPLETED IN THE PHILIPPINES UP TO DATE.”
IT SPANS 160 HECTARES AND PROVIDES POWER TO THE WESTERN PART OF
BATANGAS.

RASLAG 10MW SOLAR POWER PLANT

RASLAG IS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ARM OF GENERATION OF COMPANY
ANGELES POWER, INC. THE PLANT’S 38,640 PV MODULES PRODUCE ABOUT
14,800MWH OF ELECTRICITY PER YEAR, SUPPLYING SOME 4,800 LOCAL
HOMES AND AVOIDING 9,000 TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
ANNUALLY.

TARLAC SOLAR POWER PLANT (TSPP)

THE TSPP ENERGY FACILITY HAS COVERS 55-HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL
LAND WITHIN THE PEZA-REGISTERED CENTRAL TECHNOPARK IN TARLAC
CITY. IT WILL PROVIDE CLEAN ENERGY TO APPROXIMATELY 31,700
HOUSEHOLDS, SAVING OVER 47,800 TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
EVERY YEAR.

CITICORE TOLEDO 60MWP PV POWER PLANT

THE CITICORE TOLEDO 60MWP PV POWER PLANT’S 193,440 MODULES

PRODUCE ABOUT 83,846 MWH OF ELECTRICITY PER YEAR, SUPPLYING OVER
50,000 PHILIPPINE HOMES AND OFFSETTING 46,923 TONS CARBON
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ANNUALLY.
 WIND ENERGY
LIke water, moving air also generates energy through wind
turbines that supply kinetic energy through mechanical
power. The turbines then power a generator to produce
energy.

WIND POWER PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

ARE LOCATED IN:

BURGOS WIND FARM

THE 150MW BURGOS WIND FARM IN ILOCOS NORTE IS THE
BIGGEST WIND FARM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FIRST
WIND PROJECT NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIPPINE
GOVENRMENT’S FEED-IN-TARIFF (FIT) INCENTIVE SCHEME.
THE WIND FARM GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 370GWH OF
ELECTRICITY A YEAR, WHICH IS USED TO POWER MORE
THAN TWO MILLION HOUSEHOLDS. IT OFFSETS
APPROXIMATELY 200,000 TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ANNUALLY.

NABAS WIND FARM

THE NABAS WIND FARM IN AKLAN IS NOW REGULARLY

SUPPLYING CLEAN AND RENEWABLE POWER TO THE WESTERN
VISAYAS GRID, THANKS TO 18 GIANT WIND TURBINES.
SITUATED IN BARANGAY PAWA,ABOUT 25 KILOMETERS FROM
WORLD-RENOWNED BORACAY BEACHES, THE NABAS WIND FARM
IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE VENTURE OF PROVINCE COSTING
OVER 4 BILLION PESOS.

PILILLA WIND FARM

A LANE OF 27 WIND TURBINES STAND ATOP SLOPING HILLS AT 300
METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, TOWERING OVER LAGUNA DE BAY AND
STANDING ALONG THE NW-SE LINE TO CAPTURE THE
AMIHAN FROM OCTOBER TO MARCH, WHOSE SPEEDS CAN
REACH 36KM/HOUR. EACH TURBINE CAN PRODUCE 2MH.
THE ENTIRE FARM IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABLE TO
GENERATE ALMOST 150GWH OF ELECTRICITY EVERY
YEAR.
 BIOMASS ENERGY
BIOMASS ENERGY IS SIMILAR TO FOSSIL FUEL IN THAT IT IS
COMBUSTED IN ORDER TO BOIL WATER TO PRODUCE STEAM THAT
WILL DRIVE A GENERATOR. BEING AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY,
THE PHILIPPINES IS RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES LIKE
BAGASSE, RICE HUSKS, AND COCONUT HUSKS ARE USED INSTEAD
OF FOSSIL FUELS.

BIOMASS POWER PLANTS IN THE

PHILIPPINES ARE LOCATED IN:

SAN CARLOS BIOPOWER

SAN CARLOS BIOPOWER IS A BIOMASS-FIRED POWER
STATTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SAN CARLOS, NEGROS
OCCIDENTAL IN THE PHILIPPINES. IT WILL BE AMONG
THE BIGGEST BIOMASS POWER PLANT THAT CAN GENERATE
A CAPACITY OF 19.99 MW, ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO
PROVIDE TO 212,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE REGION’S
URBAN CENTRES AND RURAL AREAS ON THE ISLAND OF
NEGROS.

NORTH NEGROS BIOPOWER

THE PLANT WILL BE PRIMARY FED WITH CANE TRASH WITH
SOME GRASSY AND WOODY ENERGY CROP PLANTS. THE
FEEDSTOCK UTILISATION WILL BE 220,000 TONNES PER
YEAR WITH A LOCAL FEEEDSTOCK AVAILABILITY OF 2.1
MILLION TONNES PER YEAR WITHIN A 50-KIM RADIUS
CATCHMENTS AREA. IT WILL HAVE A GENERATING CAPACITY
OF 24.99 MW.

THE PHILIPPINES HAS PLENTY OF

RESOURCES FOR GENERATING ENERGY
THROUGH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS
SPREAD OUT IN THE COUNTRY. AT
PRESENT, THERE HAVE BEEN AN INCREASED
NUMBER OF CONSUMERS INCORPORATING THE
USE OF SOLAR PANELS IN THE
PHILIPPINES. THE RISE IN AWARENESS
HAS SPARKED THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY TO
RECOGNIZE THE MANY BENEFITS OF HAVING
CLEAN ENERGIES POWERING OUR HOMES AND
BUSINESSES.
 SOURCES OF NON-RENEWABLE
ENERGY
IN THE PHILIPPINES

NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY IS A SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT WILL

EVENTUALLY RUN OUT. MOST SOURCES OF NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY ARE
FOSSIL FUELS, SUCH AS COAL, GAS, AND OIL.
THESE NATURAL RESOURCES ARE A MAJOR SOURCE OF POWER FOR A VAST
AMOUNT OF INDUSTRIES— HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOWNSIDES TO
NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY, INCLUDING THEIR NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT AND THE FACT THEY ARE IN LIMITED SUPPLY.

BATAAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

BATAAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS A NUCLEAR POWER

PLANT, COMPLETED BUT NEVER FUELED ON BATAAS
PENINSULA. IT WAS THE PHILIPPINES’ ONLY ATTEMPT AT
BUILDING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. IT WAS MOTHBALLED
DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1986
CHERNOBY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DISASTER IN THE FORMER
SOVIET UKRAINE AND ISSUES REGARDING CORRUPTION.

ILIJAN COMBINED-CYCLED POWER PLANT

ILIJAN COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANT IS A DUAL-FUEL

POWER STATION IN ILIJAN, BATANGAS. IT IS PRIMARILY
A NATURAL GAS PLANT AND USES DISTILLATE OIL AS
SECONDARY BACK-UP FUEL SOURCE. WITH THE NAMEPLATE
CAPACITY OF 1200 MW, IT IS LARGEST NATURAL GAS
FACILITY IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE PLANT IS DESIGNED
TO DRAW NATURAL GAS FROM MALAMPALATAYA GAS FIELD.

BAUANG DIESEL POWER PLANT

THE BAUANG DIESEL POWER PLACE IS A DIESEL-POWERED

ELECTRICITY GENERATOR IN THE PHILIPPINES. LOCATED
IN BAUANG, LA UNION, PHILIPPINES. WITH THE
NAMEPLATE CAPACITY OF 215MW PER YEAR.

PAGBILAO POWER STATION

PAGBILAO POWER STATION IS A 1,155-MW COAL-FIRED

POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES AND LOCATED IN PAGBILAO,
QUEZON. IT HAS 3 OPERATIONAL UNITS WITH A NAMEPLATE
CAPACITY OF 1,155MW ANNUALLY.
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