Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
• Rural Electrification and Role of Solar (PV)
Systems;
• The Household Electrification Project
(HEP) and the Rural Electrification Project
(RPP)
• Small – Scale Gasifiers;
• Biogas
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
The O-Ilaw and BEP (1999; 2001)
• Designed to address the goal of providing
electric power to all barangays nationwide
(41,995 in remote locations). As of Dec. 31,
2010, 99.89% have been energized.
• Goals:
- Improve quality of life;
- Better access to rural development;
- Stimulate socio-economic growth in rural
areas;
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Technology Options for Rural Electrification
Solar Home Systems
Solar Battery Charging
Systems (BCS)
NOTE: One system services 10 households
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Technology Options for Rural Electrification
Solar – Wind Hybrid
Battery Charging
Systems
Photovoltaic Pumping
Systems (PVP)
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Technology Options for Rural Electrification
Solar Mini – Grid
Pangan-an Mini Grid
45 Kwp
Clients – 200 houses
Solar – Diesel Hybrid
Power Plant
Malaguicay, Abuyog, Leyte
PV Array – 7 Kwp
Diesel – 10 KVA
Clients – 150 houses
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Technology Options for Rural Electrification
Grid- Connected
PV Power Plant
Cagayan de Oro Grid
Connected PV Plant
Installed Capacity – 1.25 Mwp
Daily Production – 4,100 kwh
Serving 770 houses
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Barangay Electrification Partners in the Visayas
• Renewable Energy Management Bureau – DOE
(EUMB-DOE)
• Phil. National Oil Company (PNOC)
• Dept. of Interior & Local Gov’t. (DILG – MSIP)
• Aus – Aid (MSIP)
• ADB (8 barangays in Negros Occ.)
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• Kingdom of Belgium
• GTZ
• Power Bureau – DOE
• Distribution Utilities
• Independent Power Producers
• NGO’s, e.g. World Vision & Philgerfund
• Affiliated Renewable Energy Centers (AREC)
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options &
Projects for Rural (Remote) Areas
Issues & Problems
 Communities need to be fully capacitated to maintain
their systems;
 Given the high initial cost of the system, gov’t. subsidy
is still needed;
 Some replacement components are not readily
available or, as in the case of some batteries, not reliable;
 The low power capacity of the installed systems
precludes the use of household appliances, unless these
are upgraded for the purpose;
 Most systems installed depended largely on aid funding
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects
for Rural (Remote) Areas
HEP (EUMB) and RPP (PB)
 These two are expansion programs to
augment the BEP;
 Target : Sitios situated far from the grid
(between 2 – 5 km) and have not availed of the
BEP;
 Implemented in partnership with Distribution
Utilities (DU);
 Counterpart funding of P 1,000 from HH + P
150 – 250 monthly fee;
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects
for Rural (Remote) Areas
HEP (EUMB) and RPP (PB)
HEP System : one (1) 30 Wp Solar Panel good
for three (3) 3 – watt LED lights;
RPP System : one (1) 50Wp Solar panel good
for two (2) 3 – watt LED +
provision for DC-TV (preferably LCD)
HEP initially targetted 14 sitios (370 HH) in 2010;
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Gasifier
Physicist Roland Go
Innovator
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Gasifier
WOODGAS ICE PLANT
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Gasifier
Reactor and Cornmill
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Gasifier
BIOMASS MULTICAB with ELECTRIC GENERATOR
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
Benefits:
 source of energy (methane);
 reduction of gas emissions which contribute to global
warming through methane capture (methane is 21 times
more potent than CO2 as a pollutive gas)
 protects ground water acquifers from leachates arising
from livestock waste, e.g., poultry & hogs;
 biodegraded waste & wastewater are utilized in farms
as organic fertilizer and pest repellants
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
As a source of energy, a cubic meter of biogas
has the following equivalents:
 0.454 Kg of LPG (1 LPG = 11.0 Kg)
 0.52 Liter of Diesel Fuel
 0.80 Liter of Gasoline
 0.62 Liter of Kerosene
 0.60 Liter of Crude Oil
 1.10 Liter of Alcohol
 1.50 Cubic Meter of Natural Gas
 1.40 Kgs of Charcoal
 4.70 Kw-Hr of Electricity
 3.47 Kgs of Firewood
 0.43 Kg of Butane
12.30 Kgs of Cattle Dung Cake
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
For small backyard livestock, biogas provides
energy for domestic needs
Capacity
Hogs
Cattle
Digester
Size (m3)
4-12
3
12-18
Gas Production
Equivalent
LPG/Month
Daily
(m3/day)
Monthly
(m3/mo)
4.0
0.5-1.5
15-45
2.11 Tank
6
6.0
1.5-2.5
45-75
3.16 Tank
18-24
10
8.0
2.5-3.5
75-105
4.22 Tank
24-30
20
10.0
3.5-4.5
105-135
5.27 Tank
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
For Commercial Farms,
Methane is Translated Into
Power Generation (25Kw);
Or Industrial (Thermal)
Application
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
Up and Coming Methane Power Plant
(Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu)
Targetted Capacity : 500 Kw
Small-Scale Alternative Energy Options & Projects for Rural
(Remote) Areas
Other Potential Energy Sources
Biogas
Up and Coming Methane Power Plant
(Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu)
Targetted Capacity : 500 Kw
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