> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Philippines

> This section provides specific details about Scenario Builder's model of the Philippines.

# Changelog

<Update label="v1.4.0" description="13 Oct 2025">
  Support for The Philippines dispatch scenarios
</Update>

<Update label="v1.3.7" description="03 Oct 2025">
  The Philippines 1-node and 3-node model added to Scenario Builder
</Update>

# Model scope

## Capacity Expansion

* Base year: 2023
* End year: 2050
* Spatial resolution:
  * National (1-node)
  * Regional (3-nodes):
    * Luzon (GRIDREGION-PHL-LU)
    * Visayas (GRIDREGION-PHL-VI)
    * Mindanao (GRIDREGION-PHL-MI)
* Temporal resolution:
  * Low resolution (24-hourly and yearly) - 1 Timeslice
  * Medium resolution (3-hourly and 3-monthly) - 32 Timeslices

## Dispatch

* Spatial resolution:
  * National (1-node)
  * Regional (3-nodes):
    * Luzon (GRIDREGION-PHL-LU)
    * Visayas (GRIDREGION-PHL-VI)
    * Mindanao (GRIDREGION-PHL-MI)
* Temporal resolution:
  * High resolution (hourly and single year) - 8760 timesteps
  * Available for single years between 2023-2050

# Data sourcing table

| Input variable                                                                | Data source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Data standard |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------ |
| Demand profiles - current                                                     | [<u>IEMOP </u>](https://www.iemop.ph/)(load profile from 2023)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gold          |
| Demand profiles - future                                                      | Same profile assumed for all future years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bronze        |
| Annual demand - current                                                       | [<u>IEMOP</u>](https://www.iemop.ph/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Gold          |
| Annual demand - future                                                        | [<u>Philippines Power Development Plan</u>](https://legacy.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/electric_power/development_plans/Power%20Development%20Plan%202023-2050.pdf), [<u>Transition Zero in-house methodology</u>](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Bronze        |
| Renewable profiles - current                                                  | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Renewable profiles - future                                                   | Shape of the renewable profiles does not change in the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bronze        |
| Renewable potentials                                                          | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bronze        |
| Technology costs - current                                                    | [<u>Indonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource</u>](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf), [<u>VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency</u>](https://ens.dk/en/global-coorporation/energy-partnerships/vietnam), and [<u>The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of Energy</u>](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/8th-ASEAN-Energy-Outlook.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Silver        |
| Technology costs - future                                                     | [<u>Indonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource</u>](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf), [<u>VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency</u>](https://ens.dk/en/global-coorporation/energy-partnerships/vietnam), and [<u>The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of Energy</u>](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/8th-ASEAN-Energy-Outlook.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Silver        |
| Interconnector technology costs - current                                     | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Interconnector technology costs - future                                      | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Commodity costs - current                                                     | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Commodity costs - future                                                      | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Domestic interconnector capacity data - current                               | [<u>Global Transmission Database</u>](https://zenodo.org/records/10870602), [<u>NGCP</u>](https://www.ngcp.ph/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Silver        |
| Domestic interconnector capacity data - future                                | TransitionZero in-house methodology ([https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg](https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Silver        |
| Ramp up and ramp down                                                         | Default, technology-specific                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bronze        |
| Efficiency / Losses                                                           | [<u>Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia</u>](https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/assets/uploads/download_index/files/c4d42-technology-data-for-the-indonesian-power-sector-2024-annoteret-af-kb-.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gold          |
| Minimum generation level                                                      | Technology specific, calibrated based on historical generation levels, and then linearly reduced to zero by 2035                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bronze        |
| Planned outages / Availability                                                | Technology specific, calibrated based on historical generation, and [<u>NREL ATB 2024</u>](https://atb.nrel.gov/electricity/2024/index)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Bronze        |
| Discount rate                                                                 | Default (5%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bronze        |
| Reserve margin                                                                | Default (20%)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bronze        |
| WACC                                                                          | IEA Cost of Capital Observatory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bronze        |
| Power plant data (location, capacity, fuel, technology, start year, end year) | Data served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. The base dataset is from Global Energy Monitor with enhancements from "additional asset sources". See the following:<br />[<u>Aboitiz Power</u>](https://aboitizpower.com/static-assets/uploads/pdf/ap-clarificatory-letter-to-pdex-07.24.25-aboitiz-cleared-to-run-137-mw-solar-project.pdf), [<u>Aboitiz Power Corporation</u>](https://edge.pse.com.ph/openDiscViewer.do?edge_no=8a139a490a78853aec6e1601ccee8f59#:~:text=SN%20Aboitiz%20Power%20Group%20\(SNAP,to%20be%20completed%20by%202026.), [<u>Business World</u>](https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2025/07/30/688343/yuchengco-firms-solar-project-cleared-for-august-launch/), [<u>Department of Energy</u>](https://legacy.doe.gov.ph/), [<u>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</u>](https://eia.emb.gov.ph/), [<u>Energy Development Corporation</u>](https://www.energy.com.ph/edc-takes-over-mindanao-geothermal-power-plants/#:~:text=The%20Unified%20Leyte%20plants%20consist,Philippines'%20Green%20Energy%20Option%20Program.), [<u>Raslag Corp.</u>](https://www.facebook.com/RaslagCorp/posts/launched-on-june-5-2025-at-the-raslag-4-solar-power-plant-in-magalang-pampanga-r/745955021288132/) | Gold          |
