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transitioning the sector to the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), which utilizes the Internet of Things (IoT),
AI, cloud computing, and digital platforms in key manufacturing industries such that by the end of the planning
period, it accounts for 53.6 percent of the sector’s total energy requirement.
Amidst the momentum for the utilization of clean fuels, coal and oil still play a significant role in the sector with 21.9
percent and 17.8 percent shares by 2050, respectively, to the industry’s TFEC. As these fuels heat-up boilers in the
production and processing of various manufacturing industries, demand for coal and oil accelerates moderately at
4.3 percent and 3.6 percent per year, respectively, between 2022 and 2050 (Table 11).

Table 11. Industry Final Energy Consumption, By Fuel (MTOE)
Fuel Type

2022

2030

2040

2050

2022-2050

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

AAGR (%) *

Avg. %Shares

Oil Products

1.8

25.67

2.68

24.98

3.82

21.30

4.89

17.84

3.59

22.51

LPG

0.2

2.85

0.41

3.86

0.77

4.30

1.20

4.36

6.55

4.01

Kerosene

0.0

0.16

0.02

0.22

0.03

0.18

0.04

0.14

4.47

0.19

Diesel

1.2

16.88

1.69

15.74

2.29

12.77

2.84

10.33

3.12

13.89

Fuel Oil

0.4

5.78

0.55

5.14

0.73

4.05

0.82

3.00

2.52

4.42

Coal

1.8

26.11

2.69

25.10

4.27

23.79

6.02

21.93

4.29

24.13

Biodiesel

0.0

0.33

0.03

0.31

0.05

0.25

0.06

0.20

3.12

4.13

Electricity

2.4

34.90

4.31

40.23

8.43

46.97

14.72

53.64

6.57

44.39

Biomass

0.9

13.00

1.00

9.38

1.38

7.69

1.75

6.39

2.31

4.39

Total

7.1

100

10.71

100

17.95

100

27.44

100

4.94

100

*Average annual growth rates (AAGR)

Figure 46. Industry Final Energy Consumption by
Cement manufacturing accounts for the bulk of coal
Sub-Sector Shares (%): 2050
consumption in response to the robust demand for
Machinery &
building materials as priority projects under various
Equipment
10.6%
Basic
Metal
infrastructure development plans materialize across the
10.8%
Paper &
planning horizon (Figure 46). Diesel is the most consumed
Printing
6.4%
Chemical
oil product and contributes 10.3 percent share to the
5.3%
industry’s TFEC by 2050. Its demand level increases at
a yearly rate of 3.1 percent to 2.8 MTOE by the end of the
Non-Energy
Intensive
planning period owing to its use as fuel in machinery
19.3%
and equipment. On the other hand, the demand for LPG,
Energy
Intensive
fuel oil, and kerosene are also on an uptrend with annual
Total Demand:
80.7%
27.4 MTOE
Food
increments of 6.6 percent, 2.5 percent, and 4.5 percent
Processing
Cement
35.0%
respectively. Biodiesel demand grows parallel to diesel
12.6%
in compliance with the mandated blending rate and
registers a 3.1 percent hike per year between 2022 and 2050. The requirement for biomass64 as fuel primarily for
food processing and sugar manufacturing doubles to 1.8 MTOE by 2050 from its 2022 level of 0.9 MTOE.

Services. The services sector continues to be the backbone and
main driver of economic growth. Conscious of this vital role, the
sector’s transition into a modern, productive, and resilient sector
providing higher value-added and differentiated services requires
harnessing the potential of the Philippines creative industries,
information technology, and business process management sectors
as key players in global value chains. These robust growth prospects
drive the 4.0 percent acceleration in the sector’s aggregate energy
demand as levels reach 13.2 MTOE by 2050 (Figure 47).

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Arthaland Century Pacific Tower
is among the most highly soughtafter global business addresses
in BGC. It is a LEED Platinum and
BERDE 5-star certified building
(the highest categories in both
green building rating standards),
on track for WELL v2 certification,
and stands as the world's first
EDGE Zero Carbon certified project
(Source: Arthaland Properties
website)

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Electricity supports majority of the sector’s energy requirement across the planning timeline. Technological
innovations drive the growing demand for smart buildings and workspaces with digital tools for seamless
collaboration and data-driven decisions, including cutting-edge facilities and equipment for efficient
performance of service establishments. As such, demand for electricity ramps up by 5.1 percent and reaches
8.5 MTOE by 2050 vis-à-vis 2.1 MTOE in 2022 and results in an additional 17.5 percentage points in its share of
the sector’s energy demand mix (Table 12).

Table 12. Services Final Energy Consumption, By Fuel (MTOE)
Fuel Type

2022

2030

2040

2050

2022-2050

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

AAGR (%) *

Avg. %Shares

Oil Products

2.00

45.04

2.61

42.10

3.37

36.69

4.28

32.56

2.75

38.98

LPG

0.51

11.55

0.98

15.73

1.75

19.07

2.76

20.96

6.18

17.33

Diesel

1.32

29.60

1.42

22.90

1.36

14.77

1.23

9.35

-0.24

18.57

Fuel Oil

0.17

3.89

0.22

3.47

0.26

2.84

0.29

2.24

1.92

3.08

Biodiesel

0.03

0.58

0.03

0.45

0.03

0.29

0.02

0.18

-0.24

0.37

Electricity

2.09

46.93

3.22

51.81

5.43

59.03

8.47

64.39

5.13

55.88

Biomass

0.33

7.45

0.35

5.64

0.37

3.99

0.38

2.87

0.46

4.77

Total

4.45

100

6.21

100

9.19

100

13.16

100

3.95

100

*Average annual growth rates (AAGR)

Figure 47. Services Final Energy Consumption by
Fuel (MTOE): 2000-2050

Aggregate consumption of oil rises steadily
at 2.8 percent per year to 4.3 MTOE by 2050
and accounts for about a third (32.6 percent)
of the demand mix for the same year. With an
increasing number of service establishments
adopt solar PV systems as a clean and
sustainable energy source for back-up power,
diesel loses its viability as fuel for generators
and declines at an annual rate of 0.2 percent
across theplanning horizon. Maintaining a
2.0 percent blending schedule for biodiesel
results in consumption level that is also on a
downtrend as it drops to 24 kTOE in 2050. On
the other hand, LPG use, particularly among

food services establishments and other similar businesses, speeds up by 6.2 percent between 2022 and 2050,
while fuel oil grows modestly by 1.9 percent during the same period. Biomass completes the sector’s demand
mix with 378 kTOE consumption in 2050.
Agriculture. The agriculture sector has a critical role
in economic growth and development since ensuring
food security and ending hunger are key goals towards
societal transformation, while its modernization is
an essential condition in achieving the country’s
industrialization goals. Conscious of these needs, the
government has set forth a National Agricultural and
Fisheries Modernization and Industrialization Plan
(NAFMIP) as a directional plan that steers sector-wide
growth and guides the trajectory of more detailed and
operations-oriented and technology-driven agri-fishery
development plans such as the Commodity System

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(top) Factory equipment
for battery production and
(bottom) software for energy
management are among the
technologies envisioned under
the industry 4.0. (Source:
Bosch Media Service)

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Roadmaps, Provincial Commodity Investment Plans (PCIPs), and Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUP).65 These
transformational initiatives propel the 4.5 percent increase in the agriculture sector’s total energy consumption to
1.3 MTOE by 2050 – more than three (3) times its 2022 level of 0.4 MTOE (Figure 48).

Table 13. Agriculture Final Energy Consumption, By Fuel (kTOE)
2022

Fuel Type
Oil Products
Kerosene

2030

2040

2050

2022-2050

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

AAGR (%) *

Avg. %Shares

139.26

36.81

215.96

42.69

362.93

40.87

499.47

38.28

4.67

41.19

0.14

0.04

0.01

0.00

**

***

**

***

-40.22

***

Diesel

120.61

31.88

192.83

38.12

323.42

36.42

438.27

33.59

4.72

36.64

Gasoline

17.45

4.61

22.75

4.50

39.08

4.40

60.71

4.65

4.55

4.47

Fuel Oil

1.05

0.28

0.37

0.07

0.43

0.05

0.50

0.04

-2.65

0.07

Biodiesel

2.38

0.63

3.80

0.75

6.38

0.72

8.65

0.66

4.72

0.72

Electricity

236.69

62.56

286.13

56.56

518.73

58.41

796.67

61.06

4.43

58.09

Total

378.33

100

505.90

100

888.04

100

1,304.78

100

4.52

100

*Average annual growth rates (AAGR), **values less than 0.01 kTOE, ***shares less than 0.01 percent

Upgrades in agricultural production and activities from being resource-based to technology-based drive the
growth in the sector’s energy requirement. Electricity expands at an annual rate of 4.4 percent to 0.8 MTOE in 2050,
while diesel rises slightly faster at 4.7 percent per year and reaches 0.4 MTOE by the end of the planning horizon
(Table 13). The realization of the Philippine
Figure 48. Agriculture Final Energy Consumption by
Center for Postharvest Development
Fuel (MTOE): 2000-2050
and Mechanization (PHilMech) target of
achieving a level of at least four horsepower
(hp) per hectare (ha)66 and the adoption
of smart farming technologies push the
aggregate share of electricity and diesel
to 94.7 percent of the agriculture sector’s
energy requirement in 2050. Gasoline and
other oil products complete the range
of fuels for the production, harvesting,
and other agriculture-related processes.
Utilization of gasoline, specifically in the
fishery sub-sector, exhibits an upward
trend towards 61 kTOE by 2050 and offsets
the reductions in fuel oil (2.7 percent) and
kerosene (40.2 percent) compared to their
2022 levels.

B. TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY
The level of TPES under the Reference Scenario reaches 140.5 MTOE in 2050 from 61.6 MTOE in 2022. It
exhibits an annual growth rate of 3.0 percent from 2022 to 2050 (Table 14).

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da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/06232022_NAFMIP-2021-2030.pdf
Why today’s farmers need to mechanize. (n.d.). Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization. Retrieved September 23,2023, from https://www.
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Table 14. Total Primary Energy Supply, By Fuel (MTOE)
Fuel Type

2022

2030

2040

2050

AAGR (%) *

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Coal

19.08

30.99

22.63

28.40

22.43

20.83

22.28

15.86

0.56

Natural Gas

2.61

4.24

4.92

6.18

10.83

10.06

24.82

17.67

8.37

Oil-based

19.83

32.22

25.58

32.10

34.50

32.05

43.50

30.96

2.84

Renewable

20.04

32.55

26.56

33.33

39.89

37.06

49.89

35.51

3.31

Geothermal

8.96

14.56

12.36

15.51

16.23

15.08

18.30

13.03

2.58

Hydro

2.51

4.08

2.70

3.39

6.65

6.18

10.59

7.54

5.27

Wind

0.09

0.14

1.34

1.69

4.21

3.91

7.98

5.68

17.44

Solar

0.16

0.25

1.54

1.94

4.30

3.99

6.34

4.51

14.13

Biomass

7.73

12.56

7.88

9.89

7.56

7.02

5.60

3.98

-1.15

0.59

0.95

0.73

0.91

0.94

0.87

1.09

0.78

2.24

61.56

100

79.69

100

107.65

100

140.50

100

2.99

Biofuels
Total
Self-Sufficiency (%)

49.4

49.5

41.6

2022-2050

38.9

*Average annual growth rates

Oil remains the country’s main energy source, albeit with a slightly lower share of the energy mix in 2050 at 31.0 percent
vis-à-vis 32.2 percent share in 2022. The bulk of oil supply supports the steady demand for oil and oil products, particularly
from the transport sector. Coal supply expands slowly by 0.6 percent as its utilization for power generation diminishes
across the planning period because of decarbonization targets. LNG imports augment natural gas supply and result in an
8.4 percent increase in levels between 2022 and 2050. The transition towards cleaner fuels, especially in power generation,
sustains the 3.3 percent expansion in aggregate RE supply. Wind and solar post double-digit growths of 17.4 percent and
14.1 percent, respectively, while geothermal and hydro also add up to the increase in RE shares from 32.6 percent in 2022
to 35.5 percent by the end of the planning period. On the other hand, biomass supply contracts by 1.2 percent as demand
for clean fuel for cooking improves, particularly in the household sector.
Energy Supply for Power Application. Total supply
requirement for power generation, i.e., fuel input,
grows at an average rate of 3.5 percent from 32.7
MTOE in 2022 to 85.0 MTOE in 2050. Combined RE
sources constitutes the bulk (51.3 percent share) of
the fuel input mix in 2050 as it increases yearly by
4.6 percent. Natural gas accounts for more than a
quarter (29.2 percent) of the 2050 fuel input mix and
accelerates by 8.5 percent across the planning horizon
(Figure 49). Given the shift towards low-carbon energy
resources, coal supply for power generation contracts
yearly by 0.2 percent and loses 33.3 percentage points
in its share to the fuel input mix between 2022 (52.4
percent) and 2050 (19.0 percent). Oil remains the least
contributor to fuel input with 0.4 percent share, while
its levels decline by 3.0 percent towards the end of the
planning period as energy storage systems (ESS) are
more favored to maximize the electricity supplied by
RE.

Figure 49. 2050 Energy Supply for Power and NonPower Applications: By Fuel Shares (%)

Note: Biomass for non-power includes biofuels

Energy Supply for Non-Power Application. Close to two-fifths (39.5 percent) of the TPES in 2050 provides for the
country’s non-power requirements. Oil accounts for 77.7 percent of the total energy supply for non-power applications,
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Indigenous Supply
The country’s indigenous energy supply exhibits yearly increments of 2.1 percent and reaches 54.7 MTOE in 2050, from 30.4
MTOE in 2022 (Figure 50). Total RE production more than doubled to 49.4 MTOE between 2022 and 2050 and constitutes
90.3 percent of domestic energy production in 2050.
•

Fossil Fuels
Domestic oil supply level grows slowly by 0.5 percent across the planning horizon. With the increasing supply volume
of renewables, oil contributes a small share of 0.8 percent to total indigenous energy in 2050. Other potential crude
oil areas in addition to Galoc and Alegria oil fields sustain domestic oil production at 2.3 MMB per year between 2022
and 2050.
Indigenous coal contributes a diminished 8.0 percent
share to total domestic energy production in 2050 visà-vis 25.1 percent in 2022. Domestic coal production
level drops to 4.4 MTOE in 2050 compared to 7.6 MTOE
in 2022 with yearly contractions of 2.0 percent. Despite
the downtrend, local coal targets a yearly production
output of 6.5 MMT and continues to provide for the
coal requirement of some power plants, as well as in
the cement and basic metal subsectors.

Figure 50. Total Indigenous Energy Supply, by Fuel
(MTOE), 2010-2050

With declining reserves of the Malampaya gas fields,
natural gas share to indigenous supply stands at 1.0
percent in 2050, as levels post a 5.3 percent annual
rate of reduction to 0.6 MTOE in 2050 in comparison to
2.6 MTOE in 2022. The government is keen to explore
other potential natural gas fields consistent with the
target production level of 0.2 TCF/year.
•

Renewable Energy
Geothermal energy level doubles to 18.3 MTOE by 2050 from 9.0 MTOE in 2022. It maintains its pivotal role as a major
RE resource with steady increments of 2.6 percent across the planning horizon. With an additional capacity of 1.4
GW by 2050, geothermal continues to augment the country’s electricity needs. The DOE leads in the “Geothermal
De-risking Roadmap for the Philippines” that seeks to identify, evaluate, and recommend pre-development stage derisking strategies in assessing and prioritizing policies and regulations that can increase geothermal development
in the country.67
By 2050, hydro supply level rises more than four times to 10.6 MTOE
from 2022 level of 2.5 MTOE and provides reliable source of electricity
and as an ESS through pump storage technology. With 10.3 GW of
additional capacities coming online across the planning horizon,
hydro supply registers a 5.3 percent expansion and an improved
share of 19.4 percent to total indigenous production by 2050.

50% RE shares by 2040
and onwards sustains
energy security, with
lesser reliance on
imported fuels.

Solar and wind assume their new roles as significant drivers of the country’s energy transition throughout the
planning horizon. Solar production output soars at 14.1 percent per year as levels increase from 0.2 MTOE in 2022
to 6.3 MTOE. Mainstreaming of solar technology propels the 11.0 percentage points increase in its share of total
domestic energy production by 2050. The country’s solar power industry attracts massive investment interest that
pushes total installed capacity to 56.5 TW by the end of the planning period vis-a-vis 1.5 TW of capacity in 2022. Wind
energy takes a double-digit growth of 17.4 percent yearly as its supply reaches 8.0 MTOE by 2050. Effectiveness of
landmark policies on offshore wind (OSW) shows in the remarkable increase in wind capacity of more than 30 GW
between 2022 and 2050.

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Consistent with the shift towards modern and clean fuels, traditional biomass68 supply suffers yearly declines of 1.1
percent, while its share of total domestic energy production in 2050 drops by more than half to 10.2 percent vis-à-vis
25.4 percent share in 2022. The downtrend stems from its reduced utilization among end-use sectors, particularly
households. Of the 5.6 MTOE biomass supply levels in 2050, 0.4 MTOE serves as fuel input to power generation for
the 92 MW additional capacities to come online across the planning period.
Domestic production of biofuels stands at 0.6 MTOE in 2050 and completes the total indigenous energy mix with
a share of 1.0 percent. In response to maintaining the current blending schedule for both bioethanol and biodiesel,
total biofuel supply moves slowly at 0.1 percent between 2022 and 2050.

Net Energy Imports
Net energy imports register yearly gains of 3.7 percent,
as levels rise to 85.8 MTOE by 2050 vis-à-vis 31.1 MTOE in
2022. It accounts for 61.1 percent of the country’s TPES
by the end of the planning period.

Figure 51. Net Energy Imports, By Fuel (MTOE),
2020-2050

Net oil imports lead with an average share of 57.3 percent
between 2022 and 2050 (Figure 51). To meet the robust
demand for non-power uses, net oil imports rise at an
annual rate of 2.9 percent to 43.1 MTOE, or more than
double the 2022 level of 19.5 MTOE.
Coal’s sustained utilization in various industrial
processes propels the 1.6 percent steady increase in its
net import volume towards 17.9 MTOE by 2050. Despite
the reduction in coal requirement for power generation,
it remains a significant energy source and contributes an average share of 27.1 percent to net energy imports across the
planning horizon.
LNG imports augment the country’s demand for natural
gas and compensate for the declining domestic output
Commercial operation of the
seven (7) LNG projects between
from Malampaya and other gas fields vis-à-vis its increased
2022 and 2050 provides the
utilization as a transition fuel for power generation. As
needed infrastructure for LNG
such, LNG imports accelerate by 8.3 percent per year,
imports.
while levels leap from zero volume in 2022 to 24.3 MTOE by
2050. The country expects to fully operate seven (7) LNG
projects (storage and receiving facilities, import terminals, and regasification facilities across the planning period with
total capacities of around 22 MTPA.
Maintaining the 10.0 percent bioethanol blend across the planning period drives the volume of ethanol imports to 0.5
MTOE by 2050 from 0.2 MTOE in 2022. It contributes an average share of 0.7 percent to net energy import mix over the
planning period.

C. POWER DEMAND AND SUPPLY
Electricity Sales
Total electricity sales expand more than four times its 2022 level of 91.3 terawatt-hours (TWh) at an annual rate of 5.5
percent to 408.1 TWh by 2050. As the bulk of economic activities remain concentrated in the Luzon grid, it consistently
contributes the largest share (more than 70.0 percent) of total electricity sales between 2022 and 2050.

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Peak Demand
With the uptrend in electricity sales, total peak demand increases more than three times its 2022 level of 16.6
gigawatts (GW) to 68.5 GW by 2050, which corresponds to an annual average growth rate of 5.2 percent (Table 15).
With its robust regional growth prospects, the Visayas grid outpaces the other two grids with a 5.6 percent expansion
in peak demand, while the Luzon grid accounts for bulk of the country’s total peak demand at an average share of
70.0 percent across the planning horizon.
Table 15. Peak Demand and Electricity Sales
Luzon
Year

Peak
Demand
(MW)

Visayas

Electricity
Sales
(GWh)

Peak
Demand
(MW)

Mindanao

Electricity
Sales
(GWh)

Peak
Demand
(MW)

Philippines

Electricity
Sales
(GWh)

Peak
Demand
(MW)

Electricity
Sales
(GWh)

2022

12,113

67,536

2,316

11,866

2,167

11,931

16,596

91,333

2028

16,149

90,901

3,280

17,085

3,153

16,811

22,582

124,797

2030

18,038

101,777

3,753

19,710

3,585

18,973

25,376

140,459

2040

29,984

177,810

6,634

37,729

6,140

33,647

42,758

249,186

2050

48,014

290,557

10,678

63,260

9,791

54,240

68,483

408,057

5.04

5.35

5.61

6.16

5.53

5.56

5.19

5.49

AAGR (%)*

*Average annual growth rates for 2022-2050; sales exclude system’s losses and own use

Total Gross Generation
Figure 52. Gross Generation Output by Fuel (TWh),
2000-2050

The total gross generation accelerates at an annual
rate of 5.1 percent and rises to 453.8 TWh from its 2022
level of 111.5 TWh (Figure 52 and Table 16) to meet the
demand requirements. Aggressive promotion of RE
technologies, particularly solar and wind, as means to
achieve the target RE shares of 35.0 percent by 2030
and 50.0 percent by 2040 onwards result in heightened
RE contributions of 59.6 TWh in 2030, 144.8 TWh in
2040 and 230.2 TWh in 2050. Milestone policies and
strategies, such as the sustained implementation
of the coal moratorium and utilization of LNG as a
transition fuel, also contribute to the significant shift
in the country’s power generation mix. Full commercial
operation of the seven LNG projects likewise ensures
sufficient supply for the country’s power generation
requirements.
Solar and wind generation output levels register the
fastest increase with double-digit average growths
of 17.4 percent and 14.1 percent, respectively. Solar
generation output expands from 18.0 TWh in 2030 to
73.7 TWh by 2050, while aggregate generation from
onshore and offshore wind ramps up to 92.8 TWh by
2050 compared to 15 TWh in 2030.

RE and natural gas drives energy
transition in the power generation
with their combined aggregate share
of more than 80% in the generation
mix by 2050

Energy transition in the power generation sector takes place as coal generation output drops at a yearly rate of 0.1
percent, while both total RE and natural gas generation outputs expand by more than 8.0 percent between 2022 and
2050. Coal registers a sizeable decline in its share in the generation mix - from 59.6 percent share (66.4 TWh) in 2022
to 14.1 percent share (63.8 TWh) in 2050. With committed coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) still in the pipeline until
2030, coal’s share to power mix stands at 49.5 percent (78.2 TWh) but declines further to 24.9 percent (71.2 TWh) by
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The RE targets centered on variable RE or VRE such as solar and wind, provide an opportunity for ESS to support the grid
stability due to intermittent supply. Starting in 2030, the grid requires 65 GWh from BESS and expands to 466 GWh by
2040 and 1,021 GWh by 2050.
Table 16. Gross Generation Output, By Fuel (TWh)
2022

Fuel Type

2030

2040

2050

AAGR* (%)

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Coal

66.43

59.57

78.18

45.90

71.17

24.86

63.77

14.05

2022-2050

Natural Gas

17.88

16.04

31.48

18.48

69.26

24.19

158.76

34.98

8.11

Oil-based

2.52

2.26

1.07

0.63

1.06

0.37

1.06

0.23

-3.03

Renewable

24.68

22.13

59.62

35.00

144.82

50.58

230.23

50.73

8.30

-0.15

Geothermal

10.42

9.35

14.38

8.44

18.88

6.59

21.29

4.69

2.58

Hydro

10.08

9.04

10.53

6.18

25.95

9.06

41.30

9.10

5.16

Wind

1.03

0.92

15.63

9.17

49.00

17.11

92.76

20.44

17.44

Solar

1.82

1.63

17.96

10.54

49.99

17.46

73.72

16.24

14.13

Biomass

1.32

1.19

1.12

0.66

1.00

0.35

1.16

0.26

-0.47

111.52

100

170.35

100

286.31

100

453.81

100

Total
BESS

0.06

0.47

5.14

1.02

11.00

*Average annual growth rates

Figure 53. Installed Generating Capacity, By Fuel
(MW), 2023-2050

Total Installed Capacity
The uptrend in electricity sales and resulting
power generation requires an additional
capacity of 122.7 GW by 2050 constituting
committed and new build power generation. It
brings the country’s total installed generating
capacity to 151.0 GW for the same year and
translates to a 6.2 percent annual rate of
increase from the 2022 installed generating
capacity level of 28.3 GW. (Figure 53 and Table
17). Installed capacity from BESS also expands
remarkably from 156 MW in 2022 to 3.8 GW by
2050 as this will complement the intermittency
of VREs.

Table 17. Installed Capacity, By Fuel (MW)
Fuel Type

Coal

Total Capacity

Capacity Additions

2022

2023-2028

2029-2050

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

12,428

43.98

2,305

12.44

Levels

2050

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

-

-

14,733

9.76

Natural Gas

3,732

13.21

2,413

13.02

19,468

18.69

25,613

16.97

Oil

3,834

13.57

20

0.11

-

-

3,854

2.55
70.72

Renewable

8,265

29.25

13,791

74.43

84,712

81.31

106,768

Geothermal

1,952

6.91

425

2.29

930

0.89

3,307

2.19

Hydro

3,745

13.25

295

1.59

9,970

9.57

14,011

9.28

Wind

427

1.51

3,700

19.97

28,142

27.01

32,269

21.37

Solar

1,530

5.41

9,328

50.35

45,620

43.79

56,478

37.41

Biomass
Total
BESS

611

2.16

42

0.23

50

0.05

703

0.47

28,259

100

18,528

100

104,810

100

150,967

100

156

-

2,080

-

1,544

-

3,780

-

Note: The reference date for 2022 total capacity is 07 July 2023

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The RE capacities constitute 70.7 percent (106.7 GW) of the installed generating capacity by the end of the planning
horizon, wherein wind and solar have significant shares of 21.4 percent (32.3 GW) and 37.4 percent (56.5 GW), respectively.
Natural gas, as a transition fuel, contributes 17.0 percent with capacity additions of 21.9 GW between 2022 and 2050. The
advisory on coal moratorium impedes the deployment of new capacity for coal except for the projects that are already
in the pipeline and scheduled between 2023-2027. The shares of coal and oil decline to 9.8 percent and 2.6 percent,
respectively, in 2050.

D. GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS
Energy supply and demand dynamics translate to doubling of the GHG emission to 270.1 million metric tons of CO2
equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2050 compared to its 2022 level of 135.7 MtCO2e. With the shift towards RE and natural gas as
primary fuels for power generation, the GHG emission in the transformation sector grows steadily at 1.6 percent across
the planning horizon. Its share in total GHG emissions drops to 45.2 percent in 2050 from 57.1 percent in 2022 consistent
with the decarbonization target in power generation. Increased energy consumption in the industry and transport sectors
results in yearly increase of 4.0 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, in their GHG emission between 2022 and 2050. By
2050, the transport sector contributes 27.1 percent and maintains its position as the second largest emitter next to the
transformation sector.
Figure 54. GHG Emission, by Sector (left) and by Fuel (right): Reference Scenario (in MtCO2e), 2010 – 2050

Transformation

Transport

Industry

Services

Household

Agriculture

Natural Gas

Oil

Coal

Weakened reliance on coal, specifically in the power generation sector, slows down the fuel’s GHG emission at an annual
rate of 0.5 percent towards 86.6 MtCO2e in 2050 as compared to 2022 level of 75.2 MtCO2e. On the other hand, as oil
demand remains upbeat, its associated GHG emission rises by 3.0 percent per year across the planning horizon. With
the influx of LNG imports, the GHG emission from natural gas accelerates by 8.4 percent each year as its level shoots up
almost 10 times from 6.1 MtCO2e in 2022 to 58.0 MtCO2e in 2050 (Figure 54).

HIGHLIGHTS FOR ENERGY SUPPLY AND
DEMAND OUTLOOK 2023-2028
Total Final Energy Consumption
Under the REF scenario, TFEC expands at an annual rate of 3.9 percent and reaches 45.0 MTOE by 2028 from its 2022 level
of 35.9 MTOE. Energy requirement for industrial processes registers the fastest growth of 5.2 due to improved production
capacities and robust consumer demand. As realization of mobility infrastructure projects between 2022 and 2028 sustain
the transport sector’s position as most energy-intensive, it accounts for 34.1 percent of TFEC. Oil and electricity continue
to provide for bulk of energy requirements across all sectors with a total share of 76.4 percent in 2028.

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RA 11552 or “An Act Extending and Enhancing the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate, amending for the Purpose Section 73 of RA 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform
Act of 2001, as Amended by RA 10150.”
RA 11310 or “An Act Institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)” signed by then President Rodrigo R. Duterte on 27 May 2021.

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Table 18. TFEC Under Reference Scenario, By Sector, 2022-2028 (in MTOE)
Sectors

Actual
2022

Outlook
2023

2024

2025

AAGR (%)

2026

2027

2028

2022-2028

Agriculture

0.38

0.41

0.36

0.36

0.38

0.41

0.44

2.48

Industry

7.11

7.31

7.73

8.19

8.67

9.15

9.65

5.23
4.36

Services

4.45

4.73

4.93

5.12

5.32

5.53

5.75

Household

10.31

10.47

10.68

10.92

11.17

11.42

11.69

2.11

Transport

12.32

12.83

13.25

13.75

14.30

14.86

15.41

3.79

Non-Energy
Total

1.29

1.55

1.73

1.85

1.95

2.02

2.07

8.25

35.86

37.31

38.68

40.18

41.79

43.39

45.00

3.86

Table 19. TFEC Under Reference Scenario, By Fuel, 2022-2028 (in MTOE)
Fuel

Actual
2022

Outlook
2023

2024

2025

AAGR (%)

2026

2027

2028

2022-2028

Coal

1.95

1.94

2.04

2.15

2.27

2.39

2.52

4.38

Oil & Oil Products

18.27

19.27

20.11

20.99

21.92

22.78

23.62

4.38

Biodiesel

0.17

0.18

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.21

0.21

3.97

Bioethanol

0.41

0.39

0.40

0.42

0.43

0.45

0.47

2.48

Electricity

7.85

8.26

8.61

9.05

9.55

10.12

10.73

5.34

Biomass

7.22

7.27

7.33

7.38

7.41

7.44

7.45

0.53

35.86

37.31

38.68

40.18

41.79

43.39

45.00

3.86

Total

Incorporating demand-side targets under the CES results in a 5.3 MTOE cumulative reduction in TFEC between 2022
and 2028 vis-à-vis the REF (Figure 55). Transport posts the largest decline compared to its levels under the REF as
alternative fuels (electricity, biodiesel) displace portions of the sector’s gasoline and diesel consumption during the
period. Implementation of EEC, particularly on electricity and oil products, reduces the energy requirement among
sectors. On a per fuel basis, the consumption of biodiesel doubles as the mandated blend increases from 2.0 percent to
5.0 percent starting 2026.

Figure 55. Sectoral (left) and Fuel (right) Level Difference, Clean Energy vs Reference, 2023-2028 (MTOE)

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Total Primary Energy Supply
Table 20. TPES Under Reference Scenario, by Fuel, 2022-2028
Source

Actual
2022

Outlook
2023

2024

2025

AAGR (%)

2026

2027

2028

2022-2028

Coal

19.83

20.10

20.46

21.34

22.27

23.13

23.97

3.21

Natural Gas

2.61

2.82

3.58

3.65

3.74

3.62

3.52

5.11

Oil

19.08

19.02

19.18

19.75

20.44

21.58

22.78

3.01

Renewable

20.04

21.69

21.52

22.24

22.57

23.96

24.93

3.71

Geothermal

8.96

10.23

9.88

10.24

10.98

11.37

11.98

4.95

Hydro

2.51

2.41

2.55

2.53

1.58

2.51

2.36

-1.01

Wind

0.09

0.09

0.28

0.42

0.73

0.81

0.87

46.21

Solar

0.16

0.23

0.47

0.60

0.92

0.87

1.22

40.86

Biomass

7.73

8.16

7.73

7.83

7.72

7.74

7.82

0.19

Biofuels

0.59

0.57

0.59

0.61

0.64

0.66

0.68

2.57

Total

61.56

63.64

64.73

66.98

69.01

72.29

75.21

3.39

RE Share (%)

32.55

34.09

33.24

33.20

32.70

33.15

33.15

By 2028, the country’s energy supply requirement reaches 75.2 MTOE as it grows yearly at a rate of 3.4 percent (Table
20). Under the REF, RE supports around 33.1 percent of the country ‘s energy needs in 2028. Geothermal accounts for
48.0 percent of the total RE followed by biomass at 31.4 percent. Hydro contributes around 9.5 percent, while the rest
comes from solar, wind, and biofuels. Between 2022 and 2028, oil and coal still account for more than 30.0 percent of the
country’s supply sources as both fuels are used for power and end-use applications such as transport and industry. Also,
committed CFPPs are still up within this period. Meanwhile, natural gas accounts for 4.7 percent of the TPES.
The impact of the energy supply-side
assumptions under the alternative
energy scenarios, CES 1 and CES 2,
manifests in the higher RE shares
of 38.6 percent and 39.2 percent,
respectively, from 33.1 percent in
the REF (Figure 56). This includes
the impact of almost 2.0 GW of OSW
capacities that form part of the
country’s energy supply in 2028.

Figure 56. 2028 Energy Mix, Fuel, Levels: REF, CES 1 and CES 2

23%

33%

23%

30%
39v%

REF

39%

7%

CES-1

7%

CES-2

5%
31%

32%

Coal

Natural Gas

Oil

31%

Renewable

Given the initiative towards energy transition, the share of coal declines from 30.3 percent in the REF to around 23.0
percent for both the CES energy mixes in 2028. There is also an increase in contribution from natural gas as LNG imports
start to figure in the energy mix for the same year.

PEP 2023 – 2050 vs PDP 2023 – 2028

Comparison of Results Matrix for Subchapter Outcome 4 Indicators
Results Matrices (RM) accompany every chapter of the PDP 2023-2028 and contain indicator statements and targets
to be achieved for the next six years. It is an instrument designed to provide results orientation to the PDP, anchored
on results-based management (RbM), which is a strategy that focuses on performance by highlighting achievements of
outcomes and impacts. Chapter 12 of the PDP titled “Expand and Upgrade Infrastructure” outlines the current challenges
faced in infrastructure space, specifically in the sectors of connectivity, water, energy, and social infrastructure. It also
emphasizes that economic transformation for our infrastructure sector will begin by “building better and more.”

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Energy-sector-related targets and indicators are provided
under Subchapter Outcome 4. These are aligned with the SDG
7 that call for affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern
energy for all by 2030. The SDG 7 has three core targets as
follows: (1) ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and
modern energy services; (2) increase substantially the share
of renewable energy in the global energy mix; and (3) double
the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency. Each of
these core targets has corresponding measurable indicators,
called SDG Tier 1 indicators, that form part of the RM for the
Subchapter on Energy. The succeeding sections discuss these
indicators in comparison with the PEP 2023-2050 for the
medium-term 2023-2028.

The PEP 2023-2050 exceeds the
targets identified under the PDP
2023-2028 Subchapter Outcome 4:
affordable, accessible, reliable and
clean energy provided based on the
resulting SDG Tier 1 Indicators.

SDG Tier 1 Indicator 7.1.1 Proportion of population with access to electricity
a.

(Increased) proportion of households with access to electricity: The government, through the
DOE, targets the achievement of the 100 percent household electrification target by 2028.
Table 21. Household Electrification Level (in Percent)
Actual
2021
PDP 2023-2028
PEP 2023-2050*

Medium-Term Outlook

2022

95.41

96.71

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

95.41

95.5

TBD

TBD

TBD

2028
TBD

93.09

94.8

96.8

98.6

99.9

100.0

*2021-2022 are actual data from Rural Electrification Administration and Management Division of the Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (REAMD-EPIMB)

b.

(Increased) electricity consumption (in kWh) per capita: The table below shows the projected
level of electricity consumption per capita (in kWh) from the Energy Outlook 2023-2028, which
exceeds the target for all years compared to the PDP 2023-2028. Electricity per capita grows by 4.0
percent from 999 kWh to 1,262 kWh under the REF, while the two clean energy scenarios (CES 1 and
CES 2) show slightly lower levels due to the impacts of EEC.
Table 22. Electricity Consumption (kWh) per capita
Actual
2021

Medium-Term Outlook

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

897

945

996

1,051

1,110

1,172

1,002

1,057

1,100

1,149

1,203

1,262

CES 1

1,002

1,057

1,096

1,142

1,194

1,250

CES 2

1,002

1,057

1,096

1,141

1,194

1,249

PDP 2023-2028
PEP 2023-2050*
Reference

963

999

*2021-2022 are actual data from the Energy Balance Table or EBT (as of 07 July 2023)

SDG Tier 1 Indicator 7.2.1 Renewable energy share in total final energy consumption
a.

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(Increased) share of renewable energy in the power generation mix: As more RE capacities are
expected to take hold under the CES 1 and CES 2, RE shares are higher than the targets under PDP
2023-2028. Specifically, RE share by 2028 is 6.0 to 9.0 percentage points higher under the PEP visà-vis the PDP. The country is likewise on-track to achieve its RE target in 2030 as the share climbs
further to 35.0 percent under the REF, and higher at more than 40.0 percent for both the CES 1 and
CES 2.

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Table 23. RE Share in Generation Mix (in Percent)
Actual*
2021

Medium-Term Outlook

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

24

26

28

30

32

33

23.9

25.6

27.2

28.8

30.3

31.9

CES 1

23.9

28.0

29.6

34.6

34.3

39.2

CES 2

23.9

28.0

30.7

37.5

37.2

41.8

PDP 2023-2028
PEP 2023-2028
Reference

22.4

22.1

*2021-2022 are actual data from the EBT (as of 07 July 2023)

SDG Tier 1 Indicator 7.3.1 Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP
a.

(Decreased) energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP: Energy intensity
is the amount of energy needed to produce one unit of economic output. A lower number means
that the economy produces value using a lesser amount of energy, whichindicates improvements
in energy efficiency. However, this result depends on the structure of the economy. Highly
industrialized economies tend to use a greater amount of energy per unit of economic output. For
the Philippines, the economic structure focuses more on services which is a less energy-intensive
sector. By 2028, the country’s energy intensity level ranges from 2.5 to 2.4 TOE/PhP million (REF
to CES 1 and CES 2) and translates to yearly average reductions of around 4.0 to 5.0 percent from
2022 level. Using 2005 as base year, energy intensity level drops by as much as 50.0 percent by
2030.

Table 24. Energy Intensity (TOE per PhP Million at 2018 Constant Prices)
Actual*
2021

2022

Medium-Term Outlook
2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

3.00

2.86

2.76

2.65

2.57

2.48

CES 1

2.99

2.87

2.73

2.60

2.49

2.36

CES 2

2.99

2.87

2.73

2.59

2.47

2.35

PDP 2023-2028
PEP 2023-2028
Reference

3.20

3.09

*2021-2022 are actual data from the EBT (as of 07 July 2023)

III. Clean Energy Scenario
The CES presents the impact of progressive initiatives toward energy transition in addition to current decarbonization
strategies under the REF. The CES also covers expansion to a more diversified energy mix characterized by the entry of OSW
(19.0 GW for CES 1 and 50.0 GW for CES 2) and nuclear power, as well as voluntary retirement and possible repurposing of
CFPPs. On the demand side, CES adopts higher biodiesel blend, EEC target, and EV penetration rate.

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A. TOTAL FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
The demand-side targets under the CES slow down the progress of TFEC as it grows at an annual rate of 3.0 percent
between 2022 and 2050 or 0.4 percentage points less than the REF with 3.4 percent. By 2050, TFEC under the CES
stands at 82.9 MTOE or 7.7 MTOE lower than the REF for the same period.
Changes by Sector
All sectors register reduced energy consumption
under the CES compared to the REF (Figure 57). Of
the difference between the two scenarios in 2050,
the transport and industry sectors comprise 5.2
MTOE, while the rest of the end-use sectors (services,
households, agriculture) and nonenergy use,
contribute to the remaining 2.5 MTOE. The reduction
in energy consumption for the transport sector
stems from the displacement of gasoline and diesel
due to the target increase of EV penetration in road
transport, combined with higher biodieselblend and
fuel savings on other oil products. In addition, energy

Figure 57. Level Changes in TFEC By Sector (CESREF) (MTOE), 2023– 2050

savings (electricity and oil) effectively taper down the
energy requirement of other sectors.

Figure 58. Level Changes in TFEC By Fuel (CES-REF)
(MTOE), 2023– 2050

Changes by Fuel
Total consumption of oil and oil products falls by as
much as 7.0 MTOE in 2050 under the CES vis-à-vis
the REF. Gains from the implementation of EEC on
electricity in other sectors are offset by the rise in
the transport sector’s utilization. This brings the net
decline in electricity utilization to 395 kTOE in 2050
between the two scenarios (Figure 58). Biodiesel
levels rise twice as much in the CES to 731 kTOE in
2050 from 169 kTOE in 2022. These changes reflect
the impact of fuel diversification in end-use sectors
due to an increase in biofuel blend rate, as well as EEC
and CREVI targets.

B. TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY

Figure 59. Level Changes in TPES, by Fuel: CES-REF
(MTOE): 2023-2050

With the dynamic changes in the country’s TFEC and
power sector, the TPES under the CES registers a 2.6
percent annual increase between 2022 and 2050,
which is 0.4 percentage points slower than the rise in
TPES under the REF. As total energy supply under the
CES stands at 127. 3 MTOE by 2050, the gap between
the two scenarios reaches 13.2 MTOE (Figure 59)
due to the adoption of new technologies (OSW and
nuclear), as well as new power plants with improved
efficiency and requiring lesser fuel than the existing
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Total RE share in the CES energy mix in 2050 stands at 41.1 percent or 5.6 percentage points more than the REF’s
35.5 percent in 2050 (Figure 60). With the aggressive promotion and utilization of RE for power generation, the
share of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) diminishes by a cumulative 16.5 percentage points and drops
to 51.0 percent by 2050 vis-à-vis 67.4 percent in 2022. Nuclear enters the country’s energy mix by 2032 and
accounts for 7.9 percent share to TPES in 2050.

Figure 60. 2050 Energy Mix, 2040 vs 2050 for REF and CES
2040 REF (Inner)
Total: 107.6 MTOE

8%

1% 5%

4%
4%

5%
5%

6%

6%

15%

1%
5%

19%

7% 1%

6%

21%

2050 REF (Inner)
Total: 140.5 MTOE

14%

1%
4%4%
16%

8%

7%

6%

2040

10%

10%

2050

13%

6%

32%

16%

6%

8%

18%

31%

29%

29%

13%

2040 CES (Outer)
Total: 100.4 MTOE

2050 CES (Outer)
Total: 127.3 MTOE

Changes in Energy Supply for Power Application
Total fuel requirements for power generation in 2050 under the CES register a level of 79.2 MTOE and account
for 62.2 percent of TPES during the same period. This is 1.7 percentage points lower than the REF for the same
year, which reflects improved plant efficiencies, as well as the displacement of fossil fuels to give way for the
increasing share of renewables. Decommissioning of coal capacities leads to a reduction in coal’s share to fuel
input mix between the REF and the CES at 3.5 percentage points for 2050. The increase RE share from 51.4
percent to 58.0 percent in 2050, bulk of which comes from OSW and solar, brings down natural gas share by 15.8
percentage points under the CES vis-à-vis the REF for the same year (Table 25).

Table 25. Fuel Input, By Fuel (MTOE), 2040 and 2050 for REF vs. CES
2040

Source

2050

REF

CES

REF

% Pts Diff in Shares
CES vs REF

CES

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

Coal

18.07

29.61

14.76

24.81

16.19

19.04

12.28

15.52

2040
-4.79

2050
-3.52

Natural Gas

10.83

17.74

6.50

10.93

24.82

29.20

10.61

13.40

-6.82

-15.80

Oil-based

0.35

0.57

0.29

0.48

0.35

0.41

0.29

0.36

-0.09

-0.05

Renewable

31.78

52.08

32.90

55.30

43.64

51.35

45.91

58.00

3.22

6.66

Geothermal

16.23

26.60

15.82

26.59

18.30

21.53

16.56

20.92

-0.01

-0.62

Hydro

6.65

10.90

6.46

10.87

10.59

12.46

8.41

10.62

-0.04

-1.84

Wind

4.21

6.90

4.84

8.14

7.98

9.38

12.43

15.70

1.24

6.32

Solar

4.30

7.04

4.86

8.17

6.34

7.46

7.65

9.67

1.12

2.21

Biomass

0.38

0.63

0.91

1.53

0.44

0.51

0.87

1.09

0.90

0.58

Nuclear Energy
Total

-

-

5.04

8.48

-

-

10.06

12.71

8.48

12.71

61.02

100

59.50

100

84.99

100

79.15

100

0.00

0.00

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Changes in Energy Supply for Non-Power Application
Non-power requirement under the CES stands at 48.2
MTOE and accounts for more than a third (37.8 percent)
of the 2050 energy mix, albeit 1.7 percentage points lower
than the REF for the same year (Table 26). By the end of
the planning period, target energy savings from oil and
bioethanol bring a 16.2 percent and 28.9 percent reduction
in their levels under the CES, respectively. Meanwhile, as
the mandated biodiesel blend increases from 2.0 percent
to 5.0 percent effective 2026, its non-power utilization
also increases twice as much in 2050 between the REF
and the CES. Efficiency improvements in the use of coal
among industrial processes also reduces its utilization by
9.2 percent between the two scenarios.

Changes in Indigenous Energy
Aggregate supply of RE and nuclear energy drives the 0.8

Table 26. Non-Power Requirements, By Fuel (MTOE) REF vs CES
Fuel

2022
Actual

2050
REF

CES

% Change
in Levels
CES-REF

Coal

1.95

6.10

5.54

-9.15

Oil

18.27

43.15

36.17

-16.18

Biodiesel

0.17

0.35

0.73

111.07

Bioethanol

0.41

0.75

0.58

-22.45

Biomass

7.22

5.16

5.16

0.00

Total

28.01

55.50

48.18

-13.19

Share to TPES

45.49

39.50

37.84

Figure 61. Level Changes in Indigenous Energy by
Fuel (CES-REF) (MTOE), 2023 – 2050

percentage points difference in annual growth rate of total
indigenous energy, from 2.1 percent under the REF to 2.9
percent under the CES by 2050. Nuclear and wind exhibit
the largest positive level changes between the REF and
the CES due to higher contribution in the generation mix,
while the expansion in biodiesel blend rate also contributes
to the difference between the two scenarios across the
planning timeline (Figure 61). The entry of nuclear energy in
2032 complements the country’s push for energy transition
and self-sufficiency. Despite the importation of uranium
minerals, its enrichment, i.e., conversion to useful energy
for nuclear power generation, is considered a domestic
energy production, such that by 2050, domestic nuclear
energy supply reaches 10.1 MTOE. These trends in indigenous energy supply sustain the country’s self-sufficiency under
the CES as it reaches 52.8 percent in 2050 or 14.0 percentage points higher than the REF’s 38.8 percent for the same
period. Higher renewable energy supply in the CES translates to improved self-sufficiency levels vis-à-vis the REF despite
increasing LNG imports for power generation.
Changes in Net Energy Imports
The volume of net energy imports under the CES is lower
than the REF by an average of 19.5 percent between 2022
and 2050 (Figure 62). The changes in net energy imports
reflect the decreasing utilization of natural gas and coal
in CES with substantial RE inputs for power generation.
Similarly, the reduction in demand for mostly imported fuels
such as coal, oil, and bioethanol in other industries results
in lower net energy imports under the CES compared to
the REF across the planning horizon. By 2050, net energy
imports rise to 59.9 MTOE, which translates to yearly
increase of 2.4 percent. Of the 25.9 MTOE difference in the
level of net energy imports between the scenarios, natural
gas makes up the biggest share at 54.9 percent, followed by
oil with 27.2 percent, coal with 17.2 percent, and bioethanol
for the remaining 0.6 percent.

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Figure 62. Level Changes in Net Energy Imports, by
Fuel (CES-REF) (MTOE), 2023 – 2050

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Changes in GHG Emissions
Demand and supply-side mitigation measures reduce the level of GHG emission under the CES by as much as
70.5 MtCO2e by 2050 (Figure 63). The transformation sector takes the biggest chunk (69.0 percent share) of the
difference in GHG emission between the scenarios because of energy transition in the power sector. The expected
energy savings on electricity and oil, as well as fuel diversification in the transport sector, also result in lower GHG
emissions from end-use sectors.
Figure 63. Level Changes in the GHG Emission (CES-REF) (MtCO2e), 2023–2050 (left) by Sector & (right) by Fuel

In terms of fuel, natural gas accounts for 47.1 percent of the total GHG reduction between the CES and REF by the
end of the planning period. Due to large volume of aggregate RE resources as fuel input to power generation, the
GHG emission from natural gas drops by more than half from 58.0 MtCO2e in the REF to 24.8 MtCO2e in the CES in
2050. Oil is still the biggest source of GHG emission for both scenarios. However, its level under the CES is lower
by 19.9 MtCO2e compared to the REF in 2050, while coal also registers a reduction of 17.3 MtCO2e for the same year.

C. POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Figure 64. Level Changes in Electricity Sales (GWh)
(CES-REF), 2023–2050

Changes in Electricity Sales
Total electricity sales under the CES reach 403.5
TWh in 2050 vis-à-vis 408.1 TWh under the REF,
as the difference between the two scenarios peak
at 4.6 TWh (Figure 64). Gains in energy savings
offset the expected hike in transport’s electricity
consumption with the impact of a 50.0 percent
penetration rate of EVs. The annual rate of increase
in electricity sales under the CES registers at 5.4
percent.

Changes in Gross Generation
The CES paves the way for the crucial role of RE in changing the country’s generation mix through its 50.0 percent
share by 2040, which increases further to more than 50.0 percent by 2050 (Figure 65). Improved efficiency of
power plants under the CES results in slightly lower gross generation level of 443.9 TWh vis-à-vis 453.8 TWh under
the CES. However, the power mix changes significantly as decarbonization takes place through combined RE and
natural gas that constitute 71.8 percent share and 80.2 percent share in 2040 and 2050, respectively, which
effectively reduces coal’s share to 20.9 percent and 11.0 percent for the same milestone years.

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Figure 65. Gross Generation Mix by Fuel Shares, 2040 & 2050 | REF vs CES

1%

2040 REF (Inner)
Total: 286.3 TWh

1%

7%

9%

11%

16%

14%

21%
18%

20%

17%

20%

2040
9%

20%

25%

15%
21%

15%

9%

7%

4%
7%

5%

33%

9%

2040 CES (Outer)
Total: 279.2 TWh

2050
35%

24%
7%

2050 REF (Inner)
Total: 453.8 TWh

2050 CES (Outer)
Total:443.9 TWh

The realization of RE target shares under the CES induces a significant rise in wind generation output to 144.5 TWh
by 2050, which translates to a 32.6 percent share in the generation mix for the same year (Table 27). This is due
to OSW awarded contracts that bring an additional 19 GW capacities by the end of the planning period. Despite the
natural gas’ role as a transition fuel, it gives way for the increasing share of VRE, such as solar and wind, and thus
reflects a declining share in the generation mix under CES at around 15.0 percent for 2040 and 2050. The CES also
provides a window for the entry of nuclear and other emerging technologies. Generation output from these energy
sources rises from 9.7 TWh in 2032 to 19.4 TWh in 2040. By the end of the planning timeline, it accounts for 8.7
percent of the country’s generation mix equivalent to 38.6 TWh.

Table 27. Gross Generation, By Fuel (TWh), 2040 & 2050 for REF vs CES
2040
Source
Levels

CES

% Shares

Levels

% Shares

24.86

58.45

20.94

63.77

14.05

48.64

10.96

Natural Gas

69.26

24.19

41.59

14.90

158.76

34.98

67.87

15.29

-9.29

-9.70

Oil-based

1.06

0.37

0.88

0.32

1.06

0.23

0.88

0.20

-0.06

-0.04

Renewable

144.82

50.58

158.90

56.92

230.23

50.73

287.90

64.86

6.34

14.13

18.88

6.59

18.40

6.59

21.29

4.69

19.25

4.34

0.00

-0.35

Hydro

25.95

9.06

25.22

9.03

41.30

9.10

32.79

7.39

-0.03

-1.71

Wind

49.00

17.11

56.32

20.17

92.76

20.44

144.54

32.56

3.06

12.12

Solar

49.99

17.46

56.52

20.24

73.72

16.24

88.99

20.05

2.78

3.80

Biomass

1.00

0.35

2.45

0.88

1.16

0.26

2.33

0.52

0.53

0.27

-

-

19.36

6.93

-

-

38.62

8.70

6.93

8.70

286.31

100

279.19

100

453.81

100

443.90

100

-

-

*

*

Total
BESS

0.47

Levels

% Shares

7.78

Levels

% Pts Diff in Shares
CES vs REF

CES

71.17

Nuclear and Other
Technologies

% Shares

REF

Coal

Geothermal

89

2050

REF

1.02

Philippine Energy Plan

24.55

2040
-3.92

2050
-3.09

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Changes in Total Installed Capacity

Figure 66. Level Changes in Installed Capacities by
Fuel (CES-REF) (MW) 2023 – 2050)

The CES generates 3.4 GW aggregate
capacity more than the REF (Figure 66)
as its levels rise to 154.3 GW in 2050.
Wind and nuclear and other emerging
technologies account for bulk of the
increase, as new capacities of around 13.6
GW and 4.8 GW, respectively, come online
across the planning horizon. These offset
the reduced capacities from coal, natural
gas, solar, and hydro.

From the 2022 total installed capacity level of 28.6 GW, the CES requires 129.7 GW of additional capacity (excluding
decommissioned capacities) to provide for the country’s electricity needs by 2050 (Table 28). In the same year,
aggregate RE installed capacity stands at 114.8 GW and represents the biggest chunk of the mix at 74.4 percent.
Along with the voluntary retirement and possible repurposing of CFPPs, the CES allows for the reduction in its total
installed capacities of around 3.6 GW compared to the REF across the planning horizon. The BESS also ramps up
its contribution to total installed capacity with 22.0 GW under the CES in 2050 with the increased capacity of VREs.

Table 28. Installed Capacity, By Fuel (MW)
Fuel Type

Total Ca pacity
2022
Levels

Coal

Capacity Additions
2023-2050

%Shares

12,428

Total Capacity: 2050
REF
Levels

CES

REF

CES

%Shares

Levels

43.98

2,305

2,305

14,733

9.76

11,111

%Shares
7.20

Natural Gas

3,732

13.21

21,881

15,989

25,613

16.97

19,721

12.78

Oil

3,834

13.57

20

20

3,854

2.55

3,854

2.50
74.41

Renewable

8,265

29.25

98,503

106,568

106,768

70.72

114,833

Geothermal

1,952

6.91

1,355

1,005

3,307

2.19

2,957

1.92

Hydro

3,745

13.25

10,265

6,800

14,011

9.28

10,546

6.83

Wind

427

1.51

31,842

45,460

32,269

21.37

45,887

29.74

Solar

1,530

5.41

54,948

53,164

56,478

37.41

54,694

35.44

611

2.16

92

138

703

0.47

749

0.49

-

-

-

4,800

-

-

4,800

3.11

28,259

100

122,708

129,681

150,967

100

154,319

100

3,624

21,859

3,780

Biomass
Nuclear and Other
Technologies
Total
BESS

156

22,015

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D. IMPACT OF 50 GW ADDITIONAL OFFSHORE WIND (OSW) CAPACITY
Cognizant of the need to transition the country’s energy sector, the DOE remains steadfast in its commitment
towards the aggressive promotion of renewable energy, which results in the immense interest in RE resources. The
OSW holds the greatest potential in diversifying our energy portfolio towards low-carbon, clean, and sustainable
fuels with a total of 178 GW of OSW potential capacity. Potential areas currently under consideration comprise 18
GW of fixed and 160 GW of floating capacities over six (6) development areas from Northwest Luzon down to the
Negros/Panay area. Thus, from a CES 1 with 19 GW OSW capacity by 2050, this PEP considers further increasing
OSW to 50 GW capacity (CES 2). It is also noteworthy to mention that OSW provides the highest capacity factor (with
an average of 44.0 percent) than any other VRE technology.
Total Primary Energy Supply
TPES under the CES 2 with 50-GW OSW is 3.9 percent lower compared to the CES 1 with 19-GW OSW capacities as
more efficient technologies comprise the country’s energy mix in 2050 (Table 29). Wind’s share to the energy mix
also ramps up from 4.4 percent in 2030 to 15.5 percent by 2050 which pushes the total RE share to 42.5 percent
during the same year. Wind energy consistently displaces a portion of the contribution of other RE sources, including
coal and natural gas. The decline in coal’s share in the TPES to 13.2 percent in 2050 vis-à-vis its 31.0 percent share
in 2022, is an outcome of the decommissioning of power generation capacities (voluntary retirement) across the
planning horizon (Figure 67).
Figure 67. TPES Mix, by Fuel Shares (%): 2030, 2040 and 2050, CES 1 (19 GW OSW) vs CES 2 (50 GW OSW)
1%

1%

9.9%

11.1%

1.9%
1.7%
3.4%

2.7%

1.7%

15.5%

Table 29. Total Primary Energy Supply, By Fuel (MTOE): 2022, 2040 & 2050: CES 1 vs CES 2
Source

2030

2040

CES 2 [with 50 GW OSW]
2050

2030

2040

2050

Coal

19.08

18.84

18.72

17.82

15.93

17.05

Natural Gas

2.61

5.30

6.50

10.61

4.81

5.74

7.62

Oil-based

19.83

23.02

28.95

36.46

23.02

28.95

36.46

Renewable

16.13

20.04

29.28

41.21

52.38

30.43

39.76

52.05

Geothermal

8.96

13.19

15.82

16.56

13.17

13.56

14.79

Hydro

2.51

3.29

6.46

8.41

3.27

5.93

6.96

Wind

0.09

2.06

4.84

12.43

3.15

8.20

18.95

Solar

0.16

1.30

4.86

7.65

1.39

2.85

4.10

Biomass

7.73

8.49

8.08

6.03

8.49

8.09

5.93

Biofuels

0.59

0.96

1.14

1.31

0.96

1.14

1.31

-

-

5.04

10.06

-

5.04

10.06
122.32

Nuclear and Other Tech
Total

91

CES 1 [with 19 GW OSW

2022
ACTUAL

61.56

76.45

100.43

127.33

74.19

96.55

RE Share (%)

32.55

38.31

41.03

41.14

41.02

41.18

42.55

Self-Sufficiency

49.42

55.28

51.04

52.93

58.51

51.58

54.83

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As the additional OSW capacity boosts the level of total RE supply, the CES 2 effectively leads to increased
indigenous energy. It translates to an improved self-sufficiency level of 54.8 percent from 52.9 percent under
the CES 1, and much higher than its 2022 level of 49.4 percent. With such selfsufficiency level by 2050, the
volume of net energy imports stands at 55.3 MTOE, or 7.8 percent less than CES 1’s 59.9 MTOE for the same
year.
Total Installed Capacity
Increasing OSW capacity to 50.0 GW slightly pushes the country’s total installed capacity to 156.4 GW in 2050
compared to 154.3 GW under the CES 1 (Table 30). As wind’s share to the capacity mix gets bigger under the
CES 2, it also displaces other RE capacities, specifically solar. By 2050, RE share under the CES 2 declines
to 73.7 percent from 74.4 percent under the CES 1. This slight reduction is primarily due to the displacement
of technologies with lower capacity factors, such as solar and onshore wind (Figure 68). Meanwhile, the
increased share of RE and decommissioning of 4.3 GW capacity from CFPP lead to increased natural gas
capacities by 2.9 GW between the two CES scenarios. Meanwhile, the BESS capacities reach 24.7 GW under
CES 2, a bit higher than CES 1 due to increased share of VREs.
Figure 68. Capacity Mix, by Fuel Shares (%): 2030, 2040 and 2050. CES 1 (19 GW OSW) vs CES 2 (50 GW OSW)

Table 30. Capacity Additions and Total Installed Capacity, By Fuel (MW): CES 1 vs CES 2

Source

2022
Total
Capacity

CES 1 [with 19 GW OSW)

2023-2028

2029-2050

2050
Total
Capacity

2023-2028

2029-2050

2050
Total
Capacity

12,428

2,305

-

11,111

2,305

-

9,929

Natural Gas

3,732

2,413

13,576

19,721

2,413

16,444

22,589

Oil-based

3,834

20

-

3,854

20

-

3,854

Renewable

8,265

13,458

93,110

114,833

14,919

92,033

115,217

Geothermal

1,952

425

580

2,957

425

580

2,957

Hydro

3,745

770

6,030

10,546

770

5,410

9,926

Coal

Capacity Additions

CES 2 [with 50 GW OSW]
Capacity Additions

Onshore Wind

427

3,910

22,050

26,387

5,371

10,037

15,835

Offshore Wind

-

2,000

17,500

19,500

2,000

48,100

50,100

1,530

6,231

46,934

54,694

6,231

27,890

35,651

611

122

16

749

122

16

749

-

-

4,800

4,800

-

4,800

4,800

28,259

18,195

111,486

154,319

19,656

113,277

156,389

156

2,080

19,779

22,015

2,080

22,426

24,662

29.25

73.96

83.52

74.41

75.90

81.25

73.67

Solar
Biomass
Nuclear and Other Technology
Total
BESS
RE Share (%)

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Gross Power Generation
The power generation mix under CES 2 highlights the immense output from wind power plants. From 0.9 percent
share in 2022, wind’s contribution expands remarkably to 49.5 percent share in 2050, which brings the aggregate
share of RE to as much as 70.7 percent during the same year (Table 31). Consistent with the structure of the capacity
mix, wind power replaces a portion of other RE, specifically solar, as well as coal and natural gas (Figure 69).

Table 31. Gross Generation, By Fuel (TWh): 2022, 2040 & 2050: CES 1 vs CES 2
Source

2022
Actual

CES 1 [with 19 GW OSW]
2030

2040

CES 2 [with 50 GW OSW]

2050

2030

2040

2050

Coal

66.43

64.08

58.45

48.64

52.65

51.96

42.05

Natural Gas

17.88

33.90

41.59

67.87

30.77

36.74

48.77

Oil-based

2.52

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.89

0.88

Renewable

24.68

70.00

158.90

287.90

83.68

169.85

314.55

Geothermal

10.42

15.35

18.40

19.25

15.31

15.77

17.21

Hydro

10.08

12.82

25.22

32.79

12.77

23.14

27.15

Wind

1.03

23.94

56.32

144.54

36.65

95.33

220.38

Solar

1.82

15.08

56.52

88.99

16.14

33.15

47.74

Biomass

1.32

2.81

2.45

2.33

2.81

2.45

2.07

-

19.36

38.62

-

19.36

38.62

168.86

279.19

443.90

167.99

278.80

444.87

0.59

7.78

24.55

0.63

6.48

33.15

41.45

56.92

64.86

49.81

60.92

70.71

Nuclear and Other
Technology
Total

111.52

BESS
RE Share (%)

22.13

Figure 69. Generation Mix, by Fuel Shares (%): 2030, 2040 and 2050. CES 1 (19 GW OSW) vs CES 2 (50 GW OSW)

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GHG Emissions

Figure 70. Level Change in GHG Emission: CES 1 vs CES 2 (MtCO2e),
2023-2050

The transformation sector, i.e., power
generation, gets a respite from GHG
emissions due to the impact of CES 2
pathway. Between 2022 and 2050, the
cumulative reduction in GHG emission
of the sector is 282.1 MtCO2e due to the
additional 50.0 GW OSW capacity. In terms
of fuel, emission from coal is likewise
reduced by a cumulative of 243.0 MtCO2e
across the planning horizon (Figure 70).
The GHG emission from natural gas also
registers a cumulative reduction of 39.8
MtCO2e by 2050.

IMPACT OF A 20.0 PERCENT BIOETHANOL (E20) BLEND
UNDER CES 2 AS A HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO
Aside from the power sector, the transport sector also requires more efforts for diversification to further reduce
the dependence on imported oil, address fuel price escalation concerns and mitigate the upsurge in GHG emission.
A hypothetical scenario of 20.0 percent bioethanol blend (E20) for gasoline provides an opportunity to achieve
energy security and affordability objectives of the sector.
Integrating E20 from 2023 to 2050 brings the cumulative reduction in the transport sector’s gasoline demand to
17.0 MTOE vis-à-vis its level under the CES with a 10.0 percent blending schedule. As the higher blend also ramps
up bioethanol demand by a cumulative volume of 12.1 MTOE by 2050, TFEC levels between the two CES scenarios
differ by a total of 4.8 MTOE across the planning horizon.69 To meet the increase in blend, domestic production of
bioethanol supply level rises to 784.6 kTOE by 2050 visà- vis 205.7 kTOE under CES 2. The impact of this hypothetical
fuel diversification measure in the transport sector also allows the avoidance of a cumulative 49.1 MtCO2e in GHG
emissions from 2023 to 2050.

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B. ENERGY TRANSITION
Energy is one of the most important factors that influence the rate of progress, as well as sustainable development
of the country. Sustainability is an important paradigm in the energy transition where all dimensions of sustainability
are addressed by policy formulation and implementation, planning, operation, and dispatch of the energy resources
in both generation and consumption. The energy sector recognizes that energy transition is a new path for economic
development and innovation that does not compromise the environmental integrity and sustainability motivated by
the challenges of climate change, natural disasters, and natural resource depletion.
The country’s energy transition is currently driven by increased energy security, technology developments
and innovation, improved energy efficiency and conservation, enhanced energy solutions and measures, and
modernized energy systems that mitigate and avoid greenhouse gas emissions and reduce risks. Further, the
move towards attaining a just energy transition compelled the energy sector, being the cornerstone of sustainable
development, to recalibrate its policies, programs, strategies, and measures.
Moreover, in the sustainable energy’s perspective, the energy transition in the country does not eliminate the use of
fossil fuels but ensures that energy systems are sufficient, provide access for all, and environmental sustainability.

Thus, maximizing the gains and benefits from RE resources and technologies increase indigenous energy sources,
thus reducing energy import dependency. On the other hand, energy efficiency and conservation reduce energy
demand and energy intensity per output of gross domestic product (GDP). All these measures will also result in
emission reduction. With this backdrop, the sector will be steered on its path to creating a sustainable future.

THE PHILIPPINE ENERGY TRANSITION PROGRAM

The Philippine Energy Transition Program (PETP) serves as major component of
the blueprint for the country’s commitment to achieve a just energy transition. It is
composed of various sector-specific strategies on how to decarbonize the country’s
energy system. Under the PETP, deployment of renewable energy (RE) projects will
be accelerated, putting offshore wind (OSW) development at the forefront towards
the achievement of our renewable energy targets. Cognizant to this is the building
and expansion of necessary port infrastructure to support OSW and other marinebased energy resource development projects such as floating solar, ocean and tidal
energy. To accommodate and manage the entry of additional renewable energy
capacity, the DOE is looking that the modernization of the grid through the roll-out
of the Smart Green Grid Project (SGGP). The SGGP will ensure that grid integrity and
reliability is maintained amidst the rapid expansion of the grid to accommodate new
sizeable RE capacity and connect demand centers with new sources of supply. On
conventional energy sources, the PETP also aims to promote voluntary retirement
and repurposing of existing CFPPs.
Equally important under the PETP is the incorporation of plans to decarbonize the
transportation sector, primarily through increased utilization of electric vehicles
(EVs). Lastly, continuous promotion of Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC)
measures will be pursued under the PETP, through energy performance standards
and labeling, as well as methods like demand-side management in both government
and private sector organizations.

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