Department of Energy

Division 06:02 PM, May 28, 2023

May 28, 2023

Dear Mr. Callueng,

Thank you for your request dated May 24, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Rules and Regulations in Establishing Waste-to-Energy facilities in the Philippines.

We received your request on May 24, 2023 and will respond on or before Jun 14, 2023 09:26:15 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPRS03MDM3NjI1NjIyMzQM, for request with ticket number #DOE-703762562234.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Imelda M. Roxas
Records Management Division 
DOE FOI Receiving Officer

Bureau 07:43 AM, Jun 13, 2023

June 13, 2023

Dear Jomhel Callueng,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 24, 2023 09:26:15 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Rules and Regulations in Establishing Waste-to-Energy facilities in the Philippines.

Response to Request

We wish to provide you the following information on WTE technologies:

Republic Act (RA) 9513 or the “Renewable Energy Act of 2008” is a landmark law enacted to promote the development, utilization, and commercialization of indigenous renewable energy (RE) resources in the country. Pursuant to Section 30 of RA 9513, the Department encourages the adoption of WTE facilities in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Department also issued Department Circular (DC) No. DC 2022-02-0002 otherwise known as “Prescribing the Policies and Programs to Promote and Enhance the Development of Biomass Waste-to-Energy (WTE) Facilities” to facilitate the promotion of WTE.

Meanwhile, the development of RE resources including WTE technologies is governed by the current guidelines, DC No. DC2019-10-0013, otherwise known as the “Omnibus Guidelines Governing the Award and Administration of Renewable Energy Contracts and the Registration of Renewable Energy Developers”. Said DC and other renewable energy-related issuances may be downloaded from the Department's website (www.doe.gov.ph).

Furthermore, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. DAO-2019-21, otherwise known as the “Guidelines Governing Waste-To-Energy (WtE) Facilities for the Integrated Management of Municipal Solid Wastes”, provides guidelines on the evaluation, establishment, operation, and de-commissioning of  WTE Facilities utilizing municipal solid wastes (MSW).

Lastly, Senators Sherwin T. Gatchalian, Francis N. Tolentino, and Ramon B. Revilla Jr. introduced Senate Bill (SB) Nos 151,177, and 989, respectively, which are legislative measures on the application of WTE technologies in the country, and the same shall establish a national energy policy and regulatory framework for facilities utilizing WTE technologies.

Should you have further inquiries, you may coordinate with the Biomass Energy Management Division through telephone numbers (02) 8840-2107 or 8479-2900 locals 390 or 322 and e-mail at remb.biomass@doe.gov.ph.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla at rlotilla@doe.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Renewable Energy Management Bureau
FOI Receiving Officer