# Department Circular No. DC2023-09-0027 **Amendment to Department Circular No. DC2021-11-0036 titled "Providing the Revised Guidelines for the Green Energy Auction Program in the Philippines"** **Issued:** 26 September 2023 **Issuing Authority:** DOE Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla **Effectivity:** 15 days after complete publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation **Pages:** 2 (image-based PDF) --- ## Whereas Clauses WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued the revised Guidelines for the Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP) through Department Circular (DC) No. DC2021-11-0036 or the "GEAP Guidelines" on 03 November 2021; WHEREAS, through the GEAP, the DOE instituted a competitive process in the selection of eligible renewable energy (RE) facilities entitled to the Feed-In Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) Fund; WHEREAS, under the GEAP, the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) to be paid to the selected eligible RE facilities is fixed based on the price (in PhP/kWh) of the Winning Bidder's offered capacity in a Green Energy Auction, known as the "Green Energy Tariff" (GET); WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify that the GET resulting from a Green Energy Auction is considered as the FIT to which a Winning Bidder is entitled, and is not a separate and distinct charge or imposition against the FIT-All Fund; --- ## Operative Provisions **Section 1.** Section 9.13 of the GEAP Guidelines is hereby amended to read as follows: > "9.13. Post-Auction Procedures. After securing a COE-GET, the Winning Bidder/s shall comply with the procedures outlined in ERC Resolution No. 16, Series of 2014.[1] For purposes of securing a Certificate of Compliance from the ERC, the COE-GET shall be considered, interpreted, and accepted as the same Certificate of Endorsement for FIT Eligibility issued by the DOE under FIT. In the availment of the FIT-All Fund, the GET of a Winning Bidder shall be considered, interpreted, and accepted as the FIT." [1] ERC Resolution No. 16, Series of 2014: "A Resolution Adopting the 2014 Revised Rules for the Issuance of Certificates of Compliance (COCs) for Generation Companies, Qualified End-Users and Entities with Self-Generation Facilities." **Section 2.** Separability Clause. **Section 3.** Repealing Clause. **Section 4.** Effectivity. This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation and shall remain in effect until otherwise revoked. A copy of this Circular shall be filed with the University of the Philippines Law Center - Office of the National Administrative Register. --- *Issued September 2023 at the DOE, Energy Center, Rizal Drive cor. 34th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila.* *Signed: RAPHAEL P.M. LOTILLA, Secretary* *Date stamp: SEP 26 2023*