In view of the Philippines’ wide-ranging geographical situation, to fully connect the entire population to the national grid is a significant hurdle.Servicing the most remote and difficult to electrify rural areas will require significant resources; hence
achieving a 100% electrification level over the outlook period remains a challenge for the economy.The government through DOE and other private and government agencies spearheads the development of various innovative service delivery mechanisms designed to increase access to electricity services. One of its efforts is the Expanded Rural Electrification Program which aims to at least provide some access to electricity for the marginalized and other off-grid
areas. This will be done through decentralized energy systems such as battery charging stations (BCS),individual solar home systems, micro-hydro systems,and wind turbine energy systems (Salire and Muhi,2010).