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PEP 2023-2050 Vol. II — Section F1: Power Development — Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Retail (pp. 76–93)

Status
operative
Confidence
high
Effective date
2023

Source document: raw/_pdf/planning-docs/pep-2023-2050-vol2.pdf, pages 76–93.
Extracted via pdftotext -f 87 -l 104 (PDF page offset: +11 front-matter pages).

Scope

Section F1 covers the first half of Section F (Power Development), spanning four sub-sectors:

  • Generation (pp. 76–81): 2022 baseline, newly commissioned plants, key policy DCs, committed/indicative pipeline
  • Transmission (pp. 81–86): TDP 2022-2040, MVIP/HSJ/CNP progress, SGGP formulation, PAAT-TNPSO, proposed EOs
  • Distribution (pp. 86–91): DDP, CSP reform, PSA Caravan, FIT-All suspension, Bill Shock Loan, CAPEX, DEPDMS, Distribution Roadmap
  • Retail Electricity Supply / RCOA (pp. 92–93): Participant growth, Mindanao launch, aggregation, switching reform

Key Facts

Power System Baseline (2022)

  • On-grid installed capacity: 28,258 MW; dependable: 23,598 MW
  • Dependable capacity declined from 23,855 MW (2021) — Ilijan Natural Gas Plant lost output after Malampaya GSPA expired June 2022
  • Power generation: 111,516 GWh (+5.1%); coal ~60% / RE 22.1% / natural gas 16%
  • Transmission: 48,801 MVA substation capacity; 21,027 ckt-km
  • DUs: 125 on-grid (100 ECs/NEA, 24 PIOUs, 1 LGUOU); 21 off-grid ECs (NEA)
  • Off-grid installed: 673.77 MW; NPC-SPUG operates 1,137.72 ckt-km and 215 MVA

Generation Pipeline (September 2023)

  • Committed: 12,600 MW total — natural gas 48.2% (6,070 MW, all in Luzon), RE 32.8%, coal 18.3%
  • ~6,338.7 MW expected online 2023–2025
  • Indicative: 68,912 MW — RE 85.5% (58,917 MW); wind 60% (41,369.5 MW, 88 projects)
  • BESS tracked separately: 2,024 MW committed / 1,826.6 MW indicative

Key Generation Policy DCs

  • DC2023-04-0008 (20 April 2023): ESS policy (BESS, CAES, FES, PSH); 8 purposes; repealed DC2019-08-0012
  • DC2023-07-0022 (17 July 2023): Decommissioning/mothballing guidelines; nuclear excluded (separate DC forthcoming)

Transmission Projects (mid-2023 status)

  • HSJ 500-kV (Luzon backbone): energized 27 May 2023; 2,000 MW loading; target Feb 2024; 10 delays from Jun 2019
  • CNP 230-kV Stage 3 (Visayas): 97.2% complete; 270 MW; 800 MW design; target Mar 2024; 7 delays from Dec 2020
  • MVIP (Mindanao–Visayas): 99.3% complete; 270 MW (Jul 2023); 450 MW target; Jan 2024; 10 delays from Dec 2020; first CEPNS (EICC, May 2018)

SGGP

  • Commenced May 2023; target Q1 2024; DOE + TransCo + consultants; USAID ESP funded
  • WB TA finding: Northern Mindoro, NW Luzon, Manila = 6.0 GW OSW at PhP0.27/kWh LCOE (lowest-cost zones)
  • NGCP must adopt SGGP and submit implementation plan within 6 months of PEP publication

PAAT-TNPSO

  • DO 2023-06-0018 (8 June 2023): Performance audit team for NGCP; DOE-led; members: GMC, PEMC, TransCo, ERC, PSALM
  • Basis for ERC incentive/penalty system and Congress franchise review

Distribution

  • 2021 CAPEX: 2,660 ckt-km sub-transmission; 48,509 ckt-km distribution lines; 21,340 MVA substations
  • DC2023-06-0021 (30 June 2023): New consolidated mandatory CSP policy; repealed all prior CSP issuances
  • DC2022-06-0027 (20 June 2022): TPA accreditation
  • PSA Caravan: 3 events Nov 2022 (Laoag / CagDe Oro / Iloilo); 27 participating DUs/ECs
  • FIT-All suspended Dec 2022; extended twice; Sept 2023+ indefinitely (ERC Res. 12/2022, 2/2023, 11/2023)
  • Bill Shock Loan Program: ERC + LBP, launched 14 April 2023; staggered billing for 10–15% price increases

RCOA

  • 962 (June 2013) → 2,108 (September 2023); +119.1%
  • CCs: 1,965 (93.2%); 54 RES/LRES; 25 SOLR; 64 RMSP
  • Prospective pipeline (June 2023): 1,272 prospective CCs (307 ≥1MW / 233 750kW-1MW / 732 500-749kW)
  • DC2024-03-0009: Mindanao RCOA commercial ops 26 March 2024
  • ERC Res. 4 s.2022: Retail aggregation; ≥500 kW contiguous; effective 26 December 2022
  • ERC Res. 1 s.2023: CC switching reform; balance no longer blocks switch from RES to RES

Pages Created or Updated

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CreatedMindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) — MVIP: 450 MW; “One Grid Philippines”; CEPNS by EICC; 99.3% complete; project history and objectives
CreatedRetail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) — RCOA: EPIRA framework; participant growth table; CC thresholds; Mindanao launch; aggregation; switching reform; planned reforms
UpdatedBattery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Energy Storage System Policy — Added DC2023-04-0008 ESS policy section (4 tech types, 8 purposes); committed 2,024 MW + indicative 1,826.6 MW pipeline
UpdatedSmart and Green Grid Plan (SGGP) — Major expansion from stub: formulation timeline, WB TA findings, 2050 grid planning process, PAAT-TNPSO, USAID ESP funding, NGCP adoption obligations
UpdatedCompetitive Selection Process (CSP) — Added DC2023-06-0021 full provisions, TPA accreditation, PSA Caravan table, FIT-All suspension table, Bill Shock Loan Program
UpdatedMOC: Philippine Energy Plan 2023-2050 — Volume II — F1: Pending → Ingested; full F1 summary block added; 11 new entities added to frontmatter
Updatedmeta/entities.md — Added EICC, NPC-SPUG, Energy Development Corporation (3 entities)
Updatedmeta/index.md — Added mvip, rcoa; updated bess/sggp/csp summaries; Vol. II status A–F1 ingested

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