The Department of Energy (DOE) is taking steps to ensure the timely delivery of 3,300 megawatts of offshore wind projects slated for the fifth Green Energy Auction round, an official said Tuesday.
DOE Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said During the APAC Wind Energy Summit 2025 the department is providing key data to investors to help them with site analysis and project design.
“In this auction, wind resource assessments are being required so developers can base their site analysis and project design on reliable and bankable information,” Guevara said.
“This will help ensure that awarded projects are technically and financially sound from the start,” she said.
Guevara also noted the DOE has streamlined permitting for offshore wind projects using the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS), Executive Order 21, and the DOE’s Permitting and Consenting Guidebook.
“We are simplifying processes, aligning agency timelines, and giving developers a predictable pathway from award to operation,” she said.
The DOE is preparing the power grid for the new projects by setting clear interconnection rules and synchronizing project schedules with the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Transmission Development Plan.
“We ensure that projects can proceed on time and not be delayed by transmission capacity that isn’t ready,” Guevara said.
The department is also working with the Philippine Ports Authority to upgrade existing ports and plan new facilities specifically for offshore wind.
“Offshore wind requires specialized infrastructure—heavy-lift quays, assembly areas, and installation vessel access—that no port has by default, even in more advanced markets,” Guevara said.
The DOE is coordinating with developers, financiers, NGCP and the Philippine Ports Authority to align project timelines, she said.
Guevara said that by “requiring solid wind data, streamlining permitting, and ensuring grid and port readiness, we are laying the foundation for GEA-5 to move efficiently from auction to construction—and ultimately to deliver the Philippines’ first offshore wind kilowatt-hour by 2028.”
Looking beyond the first round, the DOE aims to create long-term certainty for both fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. This includes expanding the scope of EVOSS and refining auction rules to provide developers with clearer risk allocation.
“At the same time, we are beginning to explore tailored mechanisms for floating offshore wind, so that when the resource data and technology are ready, we can move quickly,” she said.
“By strengthening these three pillars—permitting, auction design, and infrastructure planning—we aim to give investors and developers the confidence that Philippine offshore wind projects can move smoothly from award to power delivery,” said Guevara.
