# Presentation: 061406

## COUNTRY OVERVIEWPhilippines

- BY:
- ENGR. RODOLFO R. PENALOSA
- Chairman, Board of Electrical Engineering

## General Geographic Description,Area, Topography, Climate

- Geographic location is Southeast Asia
- Consists of 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, only 2,000 island are inhabited. Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south are by far the largest which comprise of 66% of the country’s area.
- About 1000 islands are larger than one sq. km and 2,500 are not even named yet.

## Cont.

- Area of the Philippine Island is 299,000 sq km.
- Climate is tropical.  The rainy season is from June to August, summer from March to May and the rest of the year with scattered rain fall in September to November.  December to February is cool and pleasant.
- Typhoon path during the year with approximately 25-30 hits  on the northern and southern part of the country.

## Type of Government

- The Philippines is a democratic and republican state, headed by the President
- Legislative Department, Philippine Senate
- Lower House, Congress
- Elected Officials serve a term of  six (6) years.
- Congressman, Councilors per district, Mayor per city, municipality
- Provinces headed by Governors

## Population

- At present, 78.4 million
- Capital City, Metro Manila, approx.
- 	10 million
- All other metropolis like in the Visayas, Mindanao the largest island of the archipelago comprise the distribution of the populace.  Luzon in the north to be average.

## Electrical Service

- % electric utilities state or government owned?
- Generation:
- 	Luzon -
- 		Hydro 53.3 MW
- 		Power Purchased Agreement 36 MW
- 		BOT 17 MW

## Cont

- 	- BOT 17 MW
- 	- COAL 1700 MW
- VISAYAS
- 	- HYDRO 5 MW
- 	- COAL 55 MW
- 	- GEOTHERMAL 640 MW
- 	-  BOO 440 MW
- 	-  PPA 200

## Cont

- MINDANAO
- OIL 248 MW
- BOO 150 MW
- BOT 98
- PPA 95
- RENEWABLE ENERGY 8 MW

## Transmission

- Transmission grid is 100 percent owned by the government, The National Power Corp.

## Distribution

- The distribution grid and network is provided by the franchise holders of certain areas, such as regions, cities and municipalities
- Electric Cooperatives are divided in their own Regions where they pick up the transmission feed from National Power Corp to the Coop main substation

## Privatization

- National Power Corp. was recently privatized.
- The Gencos and Transcos of National Power Corp. will be privatized.
- A portion of transmission network shall be owned by government.

## Population in metro regions served with electricity

- 100 percent
- All metropolis centers are supplied with electricity either thru Private Power or Independent Power Producer

## Population overall served with electricity

- Approximately 70 percent all over the country.
- The 30 percent comprises of islands, separate from land, provinces with very small population.

## National Grid vs. Regional Grid

- National Power Corp. provides the National grid from north to south.
- Regional grid is provided by local power distributor of power that buys from the National Power, thru provincial Electric Cooperatives comprising 119 all over the country, Private Power Companies and small Utility companies.

## Thank you