Department of Energy(DOE)

December 21, 2021 Dear Aaron Jimenez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 11, 2021 11:16:13 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Solar energy. Response to Request The capacity efficiency of Solar PV is around 16 to 18 percent based on National Renewable Energy Laboratory (https://www.nrel.gov/) . Solar Capacity installed in the Philippines as of November 2021: Luzon Grid = 640.5 MW Visayas Grid = 417.4 MW Mindanao Grid = 13.160 MW If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi at email address [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Renewable Energy Management Bureau FOI Receiving Officer