The Department of Energy of the Philippines, through its Green Energy Auction program, launched an auction to allocate 2 GW of renewable energy capacity across its three main power territories.

The department is expected to allocate 1.26 GW of solar power capacity, 380 MW of wind power, 180 MW of biomass, and 80 MW of hydropower capacity.

Of the 1.26 GW of solar capacity, 900 MW of solar projects will be installed in Luzon, 260 MW in Visayas, and the remaining 100 MW in Mindanao. Meanwhile, Luzon and Visayas will install 360 MW and 20 MW of wind capacity, respectively.