Power Planning and Development Division (PPDD)

Power Planning and Development Division

Date published: May 27 2015 12:00 AM

Formulates policies, plans and programs related to generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and ensures effective implementation thereof.

Power Development Planning

• Prepares and updates annually the Philippine Power Development Plan (PDP).
• Evaluates individual plans of
• • Generation companies
  • National transmission company or its buyer/concessionaire
  • Distribution utilities
  • Suppliers of electricity; and
  • Other entities engaged in the delivery of electricity services
• Prepares indicative supply and demand options based on economics and technologies with the view to ensuring greater private sector participation.
• Undertakes long-term national, regional and sectoral electricity demand forecasts.
• Ensures sufficient reserve capacities through the formulation of necessary policy recommendations in this regard.
• Provides power sector inputs to the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP), Regional Energy Plans (REPs) and Sectoral Energy Plans (SEPs).
• Monitors and assesses system development and performance in the market.
• Coordinates with various government agencies, electric power industry participants, consumer groups, etc. (e.g. DOF, NEDA, NEA, ERC, NPC, PSALM, TRANSCO, various IPPs, Meralco, ECs) on matters related to the above-enumerated functions.
• Assists in the PEP, REP and SEP consultations.
• Provides secretariat support to various activities relating to the power sector.
• Performs Ad Hoc functions as may be assigned.

Transmission Development Planning

• Evaluates and recommends approval of the Transmission Development Plan (TDP) of Transco or its buyer/concessionaire.
• Formulates policy recommendations on transmission expansions.
• Represents the department in the following:
• • Grid Management Committee (Grid Code)
  • Distribution Management Committee (Distribution Code)
  • Transco Board Technical Working Group
  • NP-Contracts Awards Committee
• Consolidates regional and sectoral inputs relating to the transmission plan.
• Monitors and assesses the transmission operations, system development and performance in the market.
• Coordinates with various government agencies, electric power industry participants, consumer groups, etc. (e.g. DOF, NEDA, ERC, NPC, PSALM, Transco, various IPPs, Meralco, ECs) on matters related to the above-enumerated functions.
• Performs AdHoc functions as may be assigned.

Missionary Electrification Development Planning

• Evaluates and updates annually the Missionary Electrification Development Plan (MEDP).
• Formulates policy recommendations on sufficiency of supply of electricity in off-grid areas.
• Prepares indicative supply and demand options based on economics and technologies in off-grid areas.
• Formulates policy recommendations on missionary electrification and off-grid connections.
• Coordinates the planning of missionary electrification projects.
• Evaluates the missionary electrification projects of NPC-Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) and other parties operating in off-grid areas.
• Provides power sector inputs to the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP), Regional Energy Plans (REPs) and Sectoral Energy Plans (SEPs).
• Coordinates with various government agencies, electric power industry participants, consumer groups, etc. (e.g. DOF, NEDA, NEA, ERC, NPC, PSALM, Transco, various IPPs, Meralco, ECs) on matters related to the above-enumerated functions.
• Provides secretariat support to various activities relating to missionary electrification.
• Performs AdHoc functions as may be assigned.