The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) signed a three-year Joint Energy Action Agenda (JEAA) for 2026–2028, committing private sector expertise to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) 2023–2050 and enhance national energy security.
The agreement establishes a strengthened public-private partnership (PPP) aimed at ensuring reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity access for all Filipino communities, particularly in off-grid and underserved areas.
The milestone signing took place on Dec. 1, 2025, during the second MAP Energy CEO Forum in Makati City.
The JEAA, developed by the MAP Energy Committee following a four-part roundtable series in September 2025, provides a strategic roadmap focused on four key pillars.
The first pillar involves delivering the PEP energy mix which focuses on balancing affordability, reliability and sustainability by closing urgent supply gaps.
Key initiatives include reviewing PEP assumptions, expediting approvals via the Energy Virtual One Stop Shop (EVOSS), exploring waste-to-energy opportunities in urban areas, identifying lower-cost options for off-grid communities and advancing natural gas competitiveness and accessibility.
The second pillar is infrastructure readiness, Actions under this pillar address short- to medium-term infrastructure bottlenecks.
A priority is convening a dialogue between the industry and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to align on transmission build-out needs. MAP will also develop a concept proposal for the National Power Corp. (NPC) to repurpose portions of the Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME) for tailored off-grid solutions.
Evolving the market framework represents the third pillar which seeks to refine the energy market to promote competition, transparency and inclusiveness.
Joint work will include participating in the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Technical Working Group to strengthen enablers for Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA), which could activate thousands of megawatts of dormant demand.
The PPP will also examine the financial impacts of stranded capacity and explore mechanisms to mitigate these costs while protecting consumers and grid stability.
Financing and managing costs is the fourth pillar which ensures the energy transition remains financeable and cost-efficient.
Priority areas include market design innovations beyond long-term power supply agreements (PSAs), solutions for aggregated demand from small and short-term borrowers, securing offtake pathways for non-renewable capacities and diversifying financing channels.
MAP and DOE will also respond to the DOE’s starter paper on derivatives for a futures-based market and expand capital access through commercial and development banks.
The three-year JEAA embodies a unified commitment to advance the DOE’s core performance indicators—accessibility, reliability and resiliency and clean energy and sustainability—to benefit Filipino families and businesses with reliable, sustainable and affordable energy.
 and the Department of Energy (DOE) signed a 3-Year Joint Energy Action Agenda (JEAA) for 2026–2028 to accelerate the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) and boost national energy security through public-private partnership.){kind=link}