Philippines to limit new renewables installs due to fears of oversupply - report

The Philippine department of energy plans to limit the deployment of renewable energy plants in areas with grid constraints, an official said over the weekend.

The department will work closely with grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to make sure that there is an adequate yearly plan for transmission capacity, energy assistant director Mario Marasigan told reporters, as cited by the Manila Standard. They will take into consideration daytime solar demand and the generation profile of the locations for wind power production, Marasigan said.

With these measures the government wants to avoid a situation where supply exceeds demand as is the case in Negros. The island currently has 490 MW of power generation capacity, but demand reaches just 309 MW, resulting in more than 180 MW of excess power that should be exported to Panay or Cebu, the report says.

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