SHP NEWS Winter 2004 www.hrcshp.org 13 SHP Development and Programme Worldwide By Dante Operario (Lisa_operario@yahoo.com) Department of Environment & Natu- ral Resources – DENRMines & Geo- sciences Bureau, the Philippines By Bienvenido Donila (Bien_donila@yahoo.com) Department of Science & Technology,Eastern Visayas State University, the Philippines
Country presentation
—Republic of the Philippines
(2004 TCDC Training Workshop on SHP Equipment Hangzhou, China)
policies, plans, and programs related to the accelerated development, transformation, utilization including the commercialization of renewable energy resources (e.g. biomass, hydro, ocean, solar, and wind) and technologies and effective implemen- tation thereof. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7156 (RA 7156) – an act granting incentives to mini-hydroelectric power developers and for other purposes. this act is also known as the “Mini-hydroelec- Philippine Power Generation Installed Generating Capacity, in MW tric Power Incentives Act of 1991”. TAX INCENTIVES UNDER RA7156 * Special Privilege Tax * Tax and Duty-Free Importation of Machinery, Equipment, and Mate- rials * Tax Credit on Domestic Capital Equipment * Special Realty Tax Rates on Equip- ment and Machinery * Value-Added Tax (V AT) Exemption * Income Tax Holiday OVERVIEW REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7638 (RA 7638) – an act creating the Depart- ment of Energy, rationalizing the or- ganization and functions of govern- ment agencies related to energy, and for other purposes. This act is also known as the “department of energy act of 1992”. The Department of Energy (DOE) shall prepare, integrate, coordinate, supervise, and control all plans, programs, projects, and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, and conservation. The Renewable Energy Manage- ment Division (REMD) is a newly- created division of the DOE Energy Utilization Management Bureau. REMD main function is to formulate Hydropower Generation Classification of Hydro Power in the Philippines: * Micro-Hydro
- up to 100 kW
* Mini-Hydro
- 101 kW to 10, 000 kW
* Large-Hydro
- > 10,000 kW (10 MW)