More than 10,000 km2 of windy land
area is estimated to exist with a good-to-excellent
wind resource potential. These windy land areas
represent less than 4% of the total land area (299,000
km2) in the Philippines. Using conservative assumptions
of about 7 MW per km2, these windy areas could support
more than 70,000 MW of potential installed capacity,
delivering more than 195 billion kWh per year. There
are 47 provinces out of 73 in the Philippines with
at least 500 MW of wind potential and 25 provinces
with at least 1,000 MW of wind potential.
However, to assess the wind electric
potential more accurately, additional studies, considering
factors such as the existing transmission grid and
accessibility, are required. If we consider additional
areas that have a moderate wind resource potential
or that have a good wind resource for rural power
applications, the estimated total land area increases
to more than 25,000 km2 (slightly more than 8% of
the total land area of the Philippines).
This land could support over 170,000 MW of potential
installed capacity, delivering 361 billion kWh per
year. There are 51 provinces out of 73 with at least
1,000 MW of wind potential and 64 provinces with
at least 500 MW of wind potential.
