The Department of Energy (DOE) and the British government have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind and microgrid development in the Philippines.
The DOE said the agreement was signed through a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the United Kingdom, represented by the British Embassy in Manila, under the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK-PACT) Philippines Country Fund.
The partnership aims to support the country’s shift to cleaner energy by improving technical assistance, planning, and institutional capacity for offshore wind and microgrid projects.
The LOI sets a framework for three technical assistance projects. These include developing an evaluation system for offshore wind infrastructure plans under the fifth round of the Green Energy Auction, creating a data collection framework for priority microgrid sites, and reviewing initial results of marine spatial planning for offshore wind development.
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the agreement reflects the two countries’ shared commitment to practical climate cooperation that can lead to actual energy projects. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara added that the collaboration will help turn policies into projects by improving standards, data, and review processes.
The LOI was signed on December 16, 2025, by Garin and Lloyd Cameron, economic and climate counsellor of the British Embassy in Manila. The agreement also supports the 2025 UK–Philippines Joint Framework for an Enhanced Partnership.
Support under the UK-PACT Philippines Country Fund will run until March 2027. During this period, the DOE and the British Embassy will conduct workshops and training sessions for government agencies and stakeholders to strengthen technical skills and planning.
The agreement builds on earlier efforts by the DOE, including the launch of an offshore wind guidebook in June that aims to reduce red tape while maintaining social and environmental safeguards. The DOE estimates the Philippines has over 178,000 megawatts of offshore wind potential, with 92 service contracts already awarded.
As of end-September 2025, the country’s installed wind capacity total 427 megawatts, or 1.3 percent of the power mix, all of which comes from onshore wind projects.
