The Philippines ' power distribution utilities will be required to source a minimum percentage of electricity from renewable sources , while consumers will be able to purchase clean energy , under two fast - tracked proposals from the Department of Energy . “They (RE generators) will need to be competitive with current market rates.” They followed a recent directive from President Rodrigo Santos , which aims to reduce the Philippines ' reliance on coal while also setting a national target to double power generation capacity by 2030 .
The Philippines ' power distribution utilities will be required to source a minimum percentage of electricity from renewable sources , while consumers will be able to purchase clean energy , under two fast - tracked proposals from the Department of Energy . They followed a recent directive from President Rodrigo Santos , which aims to reduce the Philippines ' reliance on coal while also setting a national target to double power generation capacity by 2030 .