Philippines: A Fresh Look at Ancillary Services Provision in the Energy Sector

Inflexible grids with chronic ancillary services shortfalls have plagued the Philippine power system – a problem that is compounded by increasing penetration of variable renewable energy. The government has taken recent steps to change course and chart a path towards a transparent and competitive provision of ancillary services, which can ensure sufficient grid flexibility and accountability.  

ADB is seeking a firm (the “Consultant”) to undertake analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy recommendations in order to assist the Philippine Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to determine appropriate ancillary services service levels, improved procurement approaches, price benchmarking, and appropriate cost recovery mechanisms.