Republic Act No. 9513

NREB
The NREB is the body tasked by the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 to recommend policies, rules and
standards to govern the implementation of the law, which granted fiscal and nonfiscal incentives to RE
projects.
Republic Act No. 9513
December 16, 2008
AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RENEWABLE

ENERGY RESOURCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Section 2. Declaration of Policies. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:
(a) Accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources such as, but not limited
to, biomass, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and ocean energy sources, including hybrid systems, to
achieve energy self-reliance, through the adoption of sustainable energy development strategies to
reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and thereby minimize the country’s exposure to price
fluctuations in the international markets, the effects of which spiral down to almost all sectors of the
economy;
(b) Increase the utilization of renewable energy by institutionalizing the development of national and
local capabilities in the use of renewable energy systems, and promoting its efficient and cost-effective
commercial application by providing fiscal and nonfiscal incentives;
(c) Encourage the development and utilization of renewable energy resources as tools to effectively
prevent or reduce harmful emissions and thereby balance the goals of economic growth and
development with the protection of health and the environment; and
(d) Establish the necessary infrastructure and mechanism to carry out the mandates specified in this Act
and other existing laws.
Section 3. Scope. – This Act shall establish the framework for the accelerated development and
advancement of renewable energy resources, and the development of a strategic program to increase
its utilization.
News
May 29, 2016( Source, rappler)
The National Renewable Energy Board s additional incentives for the energy sector will allow solar plants
to get a return on their investment and will pave the way for cheaper renewables
DOE updates renewable enrgy target
Sept. 2,2019 ( Phil star)
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is updating the country’s renewable energy
(RE) targets as capacity fell short of goals set 10 years after the Renewable Energy Act was enacted.
National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) chairman Monalisa Dimalanta said they are assisting the DOE
in updating the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) which started implementation in 2011.
under NREP 2011 to 2030, the DOE is targeting to triple the existing renewable capacity of 5,438 MW in
2010 to 15,304 MW by 2030.
However, the capacity addition was slow and only 7,000 MW were added until 2017, DOE-Renewable
Energy Management Bureau (REMB) director Mylene Capongcol said.
“When we assessed the NREP and implementation, there were delays in issuances of development of
support mechanism, like Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) on-grid and off-grid, Green Energy Option
Program (GEOP) and the RE market,” she said.
Moreover, installed capacity of RE was at 30 percent,but power generated was only at 24 percent of the
total.
RPS mandates power industry players to produce and source a certain percentage of electricity from RE
sources such as biomass, waste-to-energy technology, wind energy, solar energy, run-of-river
hydroelectric power systems, impounding hydroelectric power systems, ocean energy, and geothermal
energy.
“Renewable Portfolio Standards” refer to a market-based policy that requires electricity suppliers to
source an agreed portion of their energy supply from eligible RE resources;
Another policy support under the law is the GEOP, which is a mechanism where electricity end-users are
given the option to choose RE as their preferred source of energy.
The DOE has issued the rules for RPS On-Grid and Off-Grid, and the GEOP to promote reliable and
sustainable RE resources as mandated by law.

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Republic Act No. 9513

December 16, 2008

AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RENEWABLE

May 29, 2016( Source, rappler)

DOE updates renewable enrgy target

Sept. 2,2019 ( Phil star)

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