⚡ The state of electricity in the Philippines Capacity, demand, fuel mix, outages and prices on the three grids: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Visayas: 95.78% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Luzon: 98.53% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity Mindanao: 83.81% households with electricity 98.53% 95.78% 83.81%
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Households with electricity · Philippines, June 2025
Luzon grid
Dependable capacity 20,340 MW
Peak demand (2025) 13,839 MW
Where the power comes from (2025)
Households with electricity 98.53%
Grid alerts in 2026 so far not published
Visayas grid
Dependable capacity 3,493 MW
Peak demand (2025) 2,691 MW
Where the power comes from (2025)
Households with electricity 95.78%
Grid alerts in 2026 so far 105 yellow 41 red (2026-09-17)
Mindanao grid
Dependable capacity 4,032 MW
Peak demand (2025) 2,682 MW
Where the power comes from (2025)
Households with electricity 83.81%
Grid alerts in 2026 so far 17 yellow 4 red (2026-09-24)
Residential rate (Sep 2026) MERALCO (NCR, Luzon) ₱14.74 VECO (Visayan Electric, Cebu) ₱14.89 DLPC (Davao Light) ₱13.24 MECO (Mactan Electric) ₱15.06 (Aug 2026) MORE Power (Iloilo City) ₱14.42 CEPALCO (Cagayan de Oro) ₱11.96 (Jul 2026) CEBECO I ₱15.24 CEBECO II ₱15.91 CEBECO III ₱13.74 BOHECO I ₱11.12 BOHECO II ₱12.98
Grid links Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) completed (2024-01) Cebu-Negros-Panay 230 kV Backbone Stage 3 energized (remaining components) - 10:01 AM, 27 Mar 2024; 400 MW transfer (2024-03-27) Cebu-Bohol 230 kV Interconnection Project completed (2024-12) Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500 kV line completed (2024-07) Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection - Stage 1 target Sep 2027, Stage 2 Dec 2030 Luzon-Visayas HVDC bipolar operation - target Dec 2032 Mindoro-Panay 230 kV Interconnection - TDP 2041-2050; DOE now implementing it as a strategic project, NGCP considering accelerating (originally 2040 per NGCP) (2026-09-22) Cebu-Bohol-Leyte 230 kV backbone and Metro Cebu 230 kV loop - TDP horizon 2024-2050 Luzon-to-Cebu transfer: about 400 MW transmissible but only 200-250 MW reaching Cebu; first stage of new Cebu interconnection (+600 MW) moved up to 2029 from 2031 (2026-10-05) One Mindoro Power Grid Development targeted for completion by 2027 (2026-09-07) Sources: DOE Power Statistics 2025, NGCP alert tallies, DOE retail rate sheet.