Philippines to Increase Net Metering Limit for Renewable Energy to 1MW

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines has approved new regulations for distributed energy resources (DER) with a capacity not exceeding 1 MW, which will come into effect within 15 days of publication in the National Official Gazette.

New rules open up opportunities for owners of distributed renewable energy systems to inject surplus electricity into the grid and the possibility of getting paid up to 30%.

The Philippines has only allowed net metering of renewable energy systems below 100 kW since 2008, but the plan has failed to generate significant growth.

The Philippines plans to install 15 GW of clean energy by 2030. The latest statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency show that the country has 1.08 GW of installed PV capacity by the end of 2021.