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Mindanao is part of the Philippines wherein it experiences constant power outages

compared to Luzon and Visayas. Luzon is 9th in the world in energy consumption (The Energy

Report Philippines, 2013). Visayas also contributes a large portion in energy usage next to Luzon

(Escoto, 2012). Mindanao, on the other hand, experiences power interruptions because of old

establishments and power plants to supply houses and businesses.

According to Environmental and Energy Institute (EESI) Renewable energy is generated

from natural resources like Geothermal energy, the heat to generate electricity is came from the

earth, or beneath the earth surface like the heat came from volcanoes or springs. The next is

Solar Energy, from the start we know that sun is the main source of energy, by Solar Panels it

converts the sunlight heat then so it can make another energy that can be useful to everyone.

Wind Energy, in Bangui,Ilocos Norte Windmill can be seen. Wind can make by wind turbines

like windmills, a turbine can use the wind energy to produce electricity. Non Renewable is a

energy came from Fossil Fuel, including oil, coal and natural gas. It is efficient because it is

easily to convert to an energy that can be convenient. Coal is a primarily used to produce energy

and oil also that primary fuel source for transportation.

 Figure 1: Installed and Dependable Capacity

(Source: List of Existing Power Plants as of December 2014)

Table 1: Comparison of Installed and Dependable Capacity, Luzon

(Source:DOE Power Statistics 2014)

 As of December 2014, total installed and dependable capacity in the country, Philippines,

slightly increased to 17, 944 MW and 15 633 MW, due to the entry of new power plants in the

three grids adding 557 MW to the installed capacity and 153 MW in dependable capacity.

According to DOE, installed capacity in Luzon totaled capacity mix followed by Visayas

with 2, 520 MW or 14%. Mindanao has 2,211 MW or 12.3%. As of the breakdown of

dependable capacity, 11622 MW or 74.3% is accredited to Luzon grid, 2160 MW or 13. 8% is

from Visayas and 1851 or 11.84& is from Mindanao.

"In Luzon new plants were commercially operational such as 18.9 MW Northwind Phase

3, 81M WUPC Caparispisan wind 150 MW EDC Burgos wind farm which are all in the Ilocos

region and the 12 MW SCJI power Biomass plant in Nueva Ecija. In addition, the

inclusion of the 140 MW Petron Refinery Solid Fuel‐Fired Boiler (RSFFB) power plant in

Limay, Bataan, 12.7 MW Lafarge diesel power plant and the 1.8 MW

Communal‐Uddiawan mini‐hydro plant in Nueva Ecija resulted to an increase in installed capacit

y by 421 MW. "

Table 2: 2014 and 2013 Comparative Gross Generation, Luzon

 "Power generation in Luzon was at 56,766 GWh or 73.47% of the total

generation of the country for 2014. This is higher by about 3.55% than last year’s

generation of 54,820 MW. Coal plants still dominate the generation mix with a share of

48.17% or 27,346 GWh. On the other hand, Natural Gas plants contributed 32.92% or

18,686 GWh."

Figure 2: Gross Power Generation by Fuel (2013)

The part of Visayas has the largest percentage of using geothermal energy in a whole part

of the Philippines. Indicated in Table 1.2, 49 % is came from Geothermal Energy next is the coal

that has 42 % and oil is 7 %. Leyte is one of the Philippine islands where geothermal energy is

produced. Others are located in Cebu, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Aklan, Panithan, Northern

Negros and Etc. Then 27% of Geothermal energy can provides country electricity production.

‘Philippines is home of three of the 10 biggest geothermal power plant installations in

the world’ rank next to the United states according to the some research and it can find only in
Philippines particularly in Visayas.“Makban Geothermal Complex, Philippine, is the fourth

biggest geothermal power facility in the world, with an output capacity of 458MW. Then the

Tiwi Geothermal Complex is located at Tiwi in the province of Albay is the seventh biggest

geothermal facility in the world.. And Malitbog Geothermal Power Station, located

approximately 25km north of Ormoc City in Leyte Island, is the eighth biggest geothermal

power plant in the world.” ( Power Technology, 2013)

Table 3: Comparison of Installed and Dependable Capacity, Visayas

( Source: List of Existing Power Plants as of December 2014)

According to DOE, the power capacity in Visayas as of 2014 indicated in Table 3 “It

increased by 59 MW and 47 MW, respectively due to the commercial operation of the additional

9 MW SACASOL solar farm in San Carlos City and the 50 MW Nasulo Geothermal Power

plant, both located in Negros Occidental.”

 Table 4. 2014 and 2013 Comparative Gross Generation, Visayas

(Source:DOE Power Statistics 2014)

Indicated in the Table 4 the remaining half is came from other resources. Due to

the unexpected deficiency by large coal power plants such as Kepco SPC Power Corporation,

Panay Energy Development Corporation and Cebu Energy Development Corporation,

generation from coal decreased by 240 GWh.

The department of Energy clarifies the power situation in Visayas that there is no

power shortage. The region has steady power supply unlike Mindanao but for incoming years it

still need more power plant to supply energy.

The result of the data analyses by DOW power statistics show the differences in

mega watts of installed capacity versus the dependable capacity in the two major areas in the
Philippines, Luzon and Visayas. However, the result of Gross Power generation by fuel,

Mindanao is the least producing electricity.

The government is being silent on this matter. Luzon and Visayas are having

minimal casualties when it comes to power. Mindanao has limited power plants and

establishments to harness renewable energy.