The Department of Energy of the Philippines (DOE) has just launched the fourth cycle of renewable energy auctions, known as the Green Energy Auction 4 (GEA-4), aimed at awarding precisely 9,378 MW of new ground-mounted solar, onshore wind capacities, and integrated battery storage solutions. This new initiative is part of a series of successive auctions led by the Philippine government, each intended to meet the sustained growth in national energy demand. GEA-4 is notable for introducing Integrated Renewable Energy and Storage Systems (IRESS) for the first time, directly coupling photovoltaic installations with battery storage units. Selected projects will benefit from government-guaranteed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a fixed term of 20 years.
