AMENDMENT ON REPUBLIC ACT 9136

CHAPTER VIII SECTION 59

Rhey Vincent P. Barco Michael David A. Algadipe Renzo G. Auxtero
rvbarco.iieesc.ctumc@gmail.com michaeldavidalgadipe135@gmail.com rauxtero.iieesc.ctumc@gmail.com

I. I NTRODUCTION
These days, electricity is a need for daily living. Electricity
is essential for running modern devices and lighting our
homes, as well as for influencing how we interact, work, and
live. For some people in remote places don’t have electricity
or insufficient power supply. In these remote landscapes,
where access to traditional electricity sources is limited, it
needs to have a supply of electricity using the renewable
source of energy. Despite the fact that many people still
reside in secluded villages without access, to electricity it
has become an essential requirement for modern living. The
Philippines faces a challenge in providing energy to these
isolated communities due to barriers lacking infrastructure and
financial constraints. The Electric Power Industry Reform Act
(EPIRA) also known as Republic Act No. 9136 establishes a
framework aimed at addressing these challenges by incorporat-
ing measures for delivering electricity services in areas where
traditional utilities are unable to reach. To cater to the energy
needs of these underserved populations Section 59 (Alternative
Electric Service for Isolated Villages) of EPIRA mandates the
participation of parties paving the way for innovative solutions,
in rural electrification and sustainable progress.
The proposed amendment explores how renewable energy
might be a catalyst for revolutionary change in remote com-
munities as a way to address these issues. Through taking
advantage of native renewable resources including biomass,
solar, wind, and hydropower, communities can open doors to
economic empowerment, environmental resilience, and energy
autonomy. A key tool for accelerating the use of renew-
able energy is Section 59 of the EPIRA, which provides a
framework of regulations that, encourages partnership and
innovative ideas. This aims to demonstrate the potential of
renewable energy deployment that is incentivized to promote
sustainable and inclusive development in remote communities
Fig. 1. Methodologies
by carefully examining legislative interventions, technology
advancements, and community-driven efforts. This intends to
stimulate cooperative activities aimed at developing resilient,
reasonable, and environmentally sustainable energy systems
in the Philippines and abroad by elevating the voices of
local communities, emphasizing best practices, and outlining
lessons gained.
II. M ETHODOLOGY
 III. R ESULTS AND D ISCUSSION
Seeking of renewable source of electricity plays an impor-
tant role in dealing with a variety of environmental, economic,
and social issues. It’s safe to say that renewable energy sources
including solar, wind, hydro, and etc. produce electricity with
much lower or zero greenhouse gas emissions than fossil
fuels. This helps to avoid climate change and minimize air
pollution. It promotes improve public health by mitigating air,
land and water pollution correlates with the renewable source
of electricity. [1] According to Bebonchu Atems, and Chelsea
Hotaling, with growing concerns about climate change, and
the constant development of alternative sources of electricity,
recent papers have argued that examining the relationship
between total electricity consumption and economic growth
may be misleading as the response of economic growth
may differ depending on whether the source of electricity is
renewable versus nonrenewable. As a consequence, the use of
more disaggregate data when examining the impacts of elec-
tricity consumption on economic growth has recently received
some attention. Al-mulali et al. (2014) look at renewable and
nonrenewable electricity consumption for 18 Latin American
countries, finding that they each had a positive impact on
growth in the short and long run. They also find a larger
estimate of the impact of renewable electricity consumption
than that of nonrenewable electricity consumption. Pao and
Fu (2013) find a bidirectional relationship between economic
growth and total renewable energy consumption for Brazil,
while Apergis and Payne (2012) and Apergis and Danuletiu
(2014), using data for 80 countries over the period 1980–2012,
report bidirectional causality between renewable electricity
consumption and nonrenewable electricity consumption, and
economic growth. Varying conclusions on the direction of
causality between renewable and nonrenewable electricity
consumption and economic growth has also been documented
in several recent papers, including Apergis and Payne, 2010,
Apergis and Payne, 2011b, and Halkos and Tzeremes (2014).
This vast empirical literature, coupled with contrasting
findings on the relationship between (renewable and nonre-
newable) electricity consumption and economic growth clearly
indicates that this topic remains of interest to economists. [3]
As stated by Shachi Agrawal and Renu Soni, energy sources
may be broadly categorized as renewable and non-renewable
energy sources. With unprecedented population growth and
economic development, the global energy demand is also
increasing exponentially, which eventually leads to depletion
of non-renewable sources. Renewable energy sources are inex-
haustible as they replenish naturally and over relatively short
periods of time. The main renewable energy resources include
solar energy, hydropower, wind energy, biomass, geothermal
energy and tidal energy. The utilization of these renewable
energy sources offers a wide variety of remarkable bene-
fits as these are reliable, cost-effective, environment-friendly,
produce minimum secondary wastes and ultimately lead to
sustainable development. These sources can cover two-thirds
of the entire energy demand at worldwide level and thus, can
contribute significantly to mitigate the emission of greenhouse
gases and ultimately global warming. Thus, the significance
of renewable sources cannot be undervalued. [2] The latest
energy outlook reports and literatures indicate that most of
the counties are aware of the benefits of the utilization of
renewable energies. A significant share of global electricity
demand can be produced using RES in the near future if
these countries accelerate their research for the development
of renewable technologies and install the most suited and
advanced RES based power plants. Global exploitation of
renewable energy technologies is increasing rapidly due to the
concern in global warming and dwindling supplies of fossil
fuels.
Most of the countries in the world are blessed with two or
more renewable energy sources (RES) and hence have formu-
lated policies to boost the utilization of RES for their electric-
ity production. An assessment of renewable electricity scenario
is essential for research and development related works in
the field of renewable energy technologies in order to further
develop the renewable energy industry. Recent developments
in installation capacities, costs and reductions in electricity
costs of major RES based electricity generation methods are
discussed in this paper. It also includes the past growth and
future expectations of renewable electricity production. The
analysis shows that if the current developments in renewable
industry continue, then a major share of global electricity
production in the future could be supplied by renewable energy
technologies.
The analysis further shows that a significant amount of fuel
cost and pollutants emission can be reduced by the increased
use of RES based electrical power production technologies.
[4] We analyze policies to promote renewable sources of
electricity. A portfolio standard (RPS) raises electricity prices
and primarily reduces gas-fired generation. A knee of the
cost curve exists between 15 percent and 20 percent goals
for 2020 in our central case, and higher natural gas prices
lower the cost of greater reliance on renewables. A renewable
energy production tax credit lowers electricity price at the
expense of taxpayers, which limits its effectiveness in reducing
carbon emissions, and it is less cost-effective at increasing
renewables than a portfolio standard. Neither policy is as
cost-effective as a cap-and-trade policy for achieving carbon
emission reductions.
 IV. C ONCLUSION
In conclusion, there should be an amendment to RA 9136,
Section 59. Giving a source of electricity in the remote place’s
using renewable energy helps a lot.It’s not just a business,
it lights up houses and also creates a symbol of hope for
communities by providing sustainable power to places that are
usually ignored. Technology start evolving and also our coun-
try, we should take actions for the improvement. It’s a good
step to help remote places to have source of electricity. This
amendment dedicated commitment to renewable solutions that
can make in enhancing lives and empowering communities.
R EFERENCES
[1] Bebonchu Atems, Chelsea Hotaling, The effect of renewable and non-
renewable electricity generation on economic growth (2018)
[2] F.R. Pazheri , M.F. Othman , N.H. Malik, A review on global renewable
electricity scenario, (2014)
[3] Shachi Agrawal, Renu Soni, Renewable Energy, (2021)
[4] Karen Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, Cost-effectiveness of renewable electric-
ity policies, (2005)