Renewable energy adoption in the Philippines faces several challenges. Slow permitting, grid integration issues, and vulnerability to typhoons can delay project development, while infrastructure constraints and regulatory uncertainty add complexity.
Financing difficulties, limited local technical expertise, and supply chain gaps can hinder execution, especially for large-scale solar, wind, and hydropower projects.
Overcoming these challenges is essential to accelerate the country’s transition to sustainable energy.
RENEWABLE ENERGY:
Producing Low-Carbon Energy for a Sustainable Philippines
In the Philippines, abundant solar irradiation, strong wind corridors, and untapped hydropower resources create a unique opportunity to generate clean, reliable, and locally produced energy.
Scaling renewable energy is key to meeting the country’s NREP targets of 35% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% by 2040, while also supporting electrification, decarbonization, and energy resilience across islands and communities.
Artelia Philippines helps stakeholders turn this potential into reality, delivering end-to-end services—from feasibility studies and design to construction supervision, grid integration, and environmental compliance—combining global experience with deep local knowledge to develop sustainable and bankable renewable energy projects.
Advancing Wind Energy for a Sustainable Philippines
Wind energy is becoming a vital pillar of the Philippines’ transition to a cleaner, more secure, and resilient energy system. As an archipelago exposed to rising fuel costs, climate risks, and energy supply vulnerabilities, the country stands to benefit significantly from the development of both onshore and offshore wind power.
The country’s strong and consistent coastal and offshore wind resources, particularly in areas such as Northern Luzon, Visayas, and parts of Mindanao, position the Philippines as a high-potential market for offshore and floating wind technologies. Offshore wind, in particular, offers key advantages: stronger and more stable winds, reduced land-use conflicts, and lower visual and noise impacts on communities—an important consideration in densely populated coastal regions.
Globally, achieving climate targets will require a rapid scale-up of wind power over the coming decades. In response, governments across Asia-Pacific are accelerating wind development through supportive policies, grid investments, and public–private partnerships. The Philippines’ renewable energy goals and offshore wind roadmap reflect this momentum.
Artelia Philippines’ Offshore Wind Expertise
Artelia Philippines supports offshore wind developers, investors, and public authorities by combining international offshore wind experience with strong local knowledge of Philippine regulations, stakeholders, and operating conditions.
Through the Artelia Group’s global offshore wind track record—including fixed-bottom and floating wind—we provide independent engineering and advisory services across the offshore wind project lifecycle, including:
Site screening, feasibility, and technical potential studies
Environmental and permitting support, including EIA coordination
Port and logistics studies, including port upgrades and installation strategies
Foundation and support structure design (monopiles, jackets, floating systems)
Subsea cable routing, landfall, and grid connection studies
Construction supervision, technical advisory, and lender support
With growing activity in floating wind technologies, Artelia brings proven expertise in deep-water offshore structures, enabling projects to move further offshore where winds are stronger, impacts are reduced, and long-term energy yield is maximised.
Enabling the Philippines’ Offshore Wind Future
Although no offshore wind farms are yet operational or under construction in the Philippines, the scale of awarded contracts and policy support signals a decisive shift toward offshore wind as a cornerstone of the country’s future energy system.
Artelia Philippines is committed to supporting this transition by helping offshore wind projects move efficiently from planning to construction—bridging global best practices with Philippine realities to deliver technically sound, compliant, and investable offshore wind developments that contribute to national energy security, economic growth, and climate resilience.
Harnessing Water for Clean, Reliable Energy in the Philippines
With nearly a century of experience in hydropower and dams, Artelia is recognized globally as a leader in delivering complex hydraulic and energy projects.
In the Philippines, where abundant rivers and mountainous terrain offer significant hydropower potential, these solutions are critical for clean, reliable, and decentralized electricity, particularly for remote islands and communities that are underserved by the grid.
Hydropower also provides baseload stability to complement intermittent renewable sources such as solar and wind, supporting national energy security and decarbonization goals.
Our Capabilities
Artelia Philippines’ RENEW team covers the full spectrum of hydropower and reservoir expertise, including:
Civil, structural, geotechnical, electrical, and hydromechanical engineering
Hydraulics, hydrology, and water resource management
Power transmission, substation, and electro-mechanical engineering
Economics, financial analysis, and project management
Social, environmental, and regulatory compliance
Our Services
We deliver end-to-end solutions across the entire project lifecycle—from micro-hydro run-of-river schemes to large dams and multi-thousand-MW plants—ensuring technically sound, environmentally responsible, and bankable projects. Our offerings include:
Pre-feasibility, feasibility, and bankable studies
Master planning, least-cost development plans, and sectoral analyses
Preliminary and detailed design, including hydraulic modeling (physical and numerical)
Construction supervision, commissioning support, and rehabilitation services
Dam safety evaluations, monitoring, and expert appraisals
Environmental and social studies, permitting, and compliance support
Contract management, bid evaluation, and project advisory
Training, capacity building, and operational assistance
Artelia’s long-standing approach combines engineering excellence with sensitivity to environmental and community considerations, ensuring hydropower projects in the Philippines are sustainable, resilient, and fully integrated into their natural and social environments.
Advancing Solar Energy for a Resilient and Low-Carbon Philippines
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is a cornerstone of the Philippines’ clean energy transition.
As a tropical country with high solar irradiation throughout the year, the Philippines is uniquely positioned to harness solar power to strengthen energy security, reduce electricity costs, and support climate resilience.
Driven by rapid technological advances and declining costs, solar PV is now one of the fastest to deploy and most economical renewable energy sources.
It offers flexible solutions across scales—from utility-scale power plants to rooftop systems, industrial facilities, and hybrid installations in remote or island communities that rely heavily on diesel generation.
For the Philippines, solar energy is especially relevant as it helps:
Reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels
Improve energy access in off-grid and island areas
Support decarbonisation of commercial and industrial operations
Maximise the use of existing developed spaces such as rooftops, car parks, and brownfield sites
Solar Energy Solutions & Expertise
Artelia Philippines supports public and private stakeholders across the entire solar PV project lifecycle, from early feasibility studies to construction supervision and grid connection. Leveraging the global experience of the Artelia Group, we provide independent engineering and technical advisory services for:
Utility-scale solar power plants
Rooftop and embedded generation for commercial and industrial facilities
Hybrid and off-grid solar systems
Solar-plus-storage solutions to improve grid stability and energy reliability
Delivering Sustainable Impact
Through our technical assistance, due diligence, and construction supervision services, Artelia has supported the delivery of several gigawatts of solar PV capacity worldwide.
In the Philippines, we apply this global expertise with strong local understanding—working closely with developers, utilities, investors, and authorities to deliver solar projects that are bankable, compliant, and aligned with national energy and climate goals.
By enabling reliable, affordable, and clean electricity, solar energy plays a critical role in building a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient energy future for the Philippines—and Artelia Philippines is committed to supporting this transition every step of the way.
