Questions around who should own, operate and ultimately benefit from the deployment of energy storage systems could soon be resolved in the Philippines after the government Department of Energy (DoE) issued a set of draft guidelines.
In order to accommodate energy storage as an enabler for the modernisation of its electricity networks, the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a circular, “Providing a framework for energy storage system [sic] in the electric power industry”, this week.
Issuing the draft on 1 April and now seeking public comments only until 5 April 2019, the department has nonetheless attempted to take on some of the biggest questions facing electricity system planners, operators, generators and service suppliers alike. The DOE has already held four events to address policy gaps in the document with stakeholders and further events featuring public consultations.
Internationally, the department said, energy storage systems are in use for a variety of applications relating to the transmission, distribution and generation of energy. Domestically however, various stakeholders have raised concerns that there is a “lack of governing policy framework for its regulation and operation”.
The department recognised specific problems in the Philippines including load dropping on the Visayas Grid due to the addition of variable renewable energy sources, highlighting that ESS could stabilise that network. It also acknowledged environmental concerns over ESS system deployment, noting that the “ESS proponent” is to take responsibility for proper disposal and recycling of facilities and components.
Who could own and operate ESS
The DOE is putting together a Smart Grid Roadmap in respect of modernising the national electric system. ESS will be one of the “key elements” of that:
“The DOE recognizes the applications and the benefits of ESS as an emerging technology in the improvement of the electric power system in accordance to the objective of ensuring the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power,” the circular reads.
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