DOE to hold bidding for microgrid service provider

By Alena Mae S. Flores – November 7, 2023, 7:45 pm
from manilastandard.net

The Department of Energy (DOE) launched the bidding for microgrid service provider (MGSP) that will serve 98 unserved and underserved areas.

It said in a statement the initial areas have a total of 15,645 households, or equivalent to 39 percent of the total households in the unserved and underserved areas that can be served by microgrid systems because of household density and demand.

Republic Act (RA) No. 11646, or the Microgrid Systems Act of 2022, mandates the conduct of a CSP before an MGSP can serve off-grid areas.

It provides for a 90- day timeline to complete the conduct of CSP from the pre-qualification until the submission to the Energy Regulatory Commission of the awarded contract.

“In line with said timeline and requirements, the bidding processes for the initial 98 identified unserved and underserved areas for MGSP will be included in this year’s MGSP-CSP,” DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said.