Philippines Smart Microgrids Power Project
The Philippines Smart Solar Network Project will provide affordable, 24/7 access to electricity to off-grid areas in the Philippines through the installation of AC and DC smart solar networks. The AC smart solar network is composed of solar PVs, diesel generator sets and batteries located on one site in several off-grid communities.
Country and Sectoral Background
The Philippines Smart Solar Network Project will provide affordable, 24/7 access to electricity to off-grid areas in the Philippines through the installation of AC and DC smart solar networks. The AC smart solar network is composed of solar PVs, diesel generator sets and batteries located on one site in several off-grid communities. Some AC systems will use smart prepaid meters to remotely monitor projects in far-flung areas while other AC sites will use regular post-paid meters for lower CAPEX. The DC smart solar network is composed of smart grid controllers in combination with off-the-shelf solar and battery components that will be installed in households in several off-grid villages
The Project
The first phase of the project involves developing and installing a DC pilot microgrid roll-out in San Isidro, Busuanga, Palawan, which serves 62 households to assess technical and commercial viability and demonstrate proof of concept. The second phase involves developing and installing 3 AC sites under the franchise area of the Lubang Electric Cooperative in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro providing electricity to 765 households. The third phase of the project involves the rollout to a remaining 3,173 households to complete the 4,000 households as well as developing a pipeline of additional sites catering to 196,000 households, which will engage the selection and integration of selected AC hybrid microgrid and DC Smart grid sites within the franchise area of the Electric Cooperatives.
Overview
Company: Island Hybrid Power Corp. / Philippines Smart Solar Pte. Ltd.
Country: Philippines
Location: Provinces of Busuanga, Palawan, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Iloilo and Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
Sector: Solar Power Energy (solar microgrid with battery and generator sets)
Size: 35MWp Pipeline
Status: One DC project operational since August 2019, three AC projects are operational since March 2021
Timeline: Financial Close by Q4 2021
Shareholder(s): InfraCo Asia, AIEC-ILAW
Development Impact:
• 20,310 people will have improved access to infrastructure services
• 420 short-term jobs (during the construction)
• 66 long-term jobs (during the operation)