PH solar power exceeds 1K MW

The Philippines will soon surpass 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar generation capacity under the Renewable Energy law, with nearly 100 MW due to come online by April, and the recent groundbreaking for a 150 MW facility in Tarlac that is expected to be operational next year.

As of the end of 2016, Department of Energy (DOE) figures showed that the Philippines had 903 MW of installed solar PV capacity under its Renewable Energy Law, 900 MW of which is grid-connected, with the remainder in the self-consumption category. The data did not include an estimated 55 renewable energy projects built under different laws.