Department of Energy(DOE)

July 7, 2023 Dear Romeo Cubangbang Jr, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 20, 2023 06:59:02 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Total System Size and number of Qualified End User under NET METERING Program for Solar as. Response to Request We wish to provide the following responses, accordingly: 1. Total Installed Capacity under Net Metering Program based on your updated data this 2023. Answer: In terms of Rated Capacity per kilowatt-peak (kWp) per grid, the Luzon grid has the highest rated capacity of 48,882.91kWp, followed by the Visayas grid with a total rated capacity of 16,950.43kWp, while the Mindanao grid has the lowest total rated capacity of only 3,314.81kWp (Based on ERC) 2. Total number of Qualified End-user under the Net Metering Program based on your updated data this 2023. Answer: Based on the ERC report, as of May 2023, there are 8,238 Qualified End-Users under Net-Metering Your right to request a review 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 Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla at [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