Pagsulpot ng demand sa solar, lumulampas sa lokal na industriya

Ang mabilis na pagtaas ng demand para sa solar installations sa Pilipinas ay nagiging sanhi ng pagtanggi sa mga kliyente o pagpapahintay sa kanila dahil sa kakulangan ng suplay mula sa China. Ito ay dulot ng takot sa pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina dahil sa pagsara ng Strait of Hormuz matapos ang pag-atake ng US at Israel sa Iran. Sinabi ng mga installer na ang mga kliyente ngayon ay mas gustong-gusto na ang solar para sa energy security.

Ang lokal na solar industry, na umaasa sa components mula sa China, ay hindi makasabay sa biglaang demand. "We had to turn down some because, the story is all, ‘I want it now,’" sinabi ni Richmond Reyes, president ng EcoSolutions PH, sa interbyu sa Rappler.

Tumaas ang presyo ng solar panels ng hanggang 30%, aluminum railings ay tumriple, at high-quality battery mula P85,000 ay lumampas na sa P100,000. Ayon kay Reyes, hindi nila in-stock ang components dahil mabilis magbago ang teknolohiya. Mula sa dating nagrereklamo ng mahal, ang mga kliyente ngayon ay bumabalik at nagtatanong ng stock.

Ang dahilan ay ang epekto ng digmaan: pagsara ng Strait of Hormuz na nagdudulot ng pagtaas ng fuel prices at takot sa power outages o mas mataas na electricity bills. Ang Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) ay nagbabala ng posibleng P5 kada kWh na pagtaas sa Meralco area noong April 10, habang si Energy Secretary Sharon Garin ay nagsabing minimal lang, 30-40 centavos kada kWh.

Sa Visayas at Mindanao, mas matagal ang hintay dahil sa shipping mula Manila, halos two weeks sa Cebu ayon kay Lito Villar ng Clean Energy Advocates. Ang Helios ay mula 3-5 kliyente bawat buwan ay naging 7 sa isang linggo. Kailangan ng higit pang skilled workers, ayon kay Brenda Valerio ng New Energy Nexus Philippines, na nagpo-promote ng New Energy Academy na may 636 graduates hanggang 2025.

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Motorists queue at a Metro Manila gas station with elevated fuel prices despite Strait of Hormuz safe passage assurances amid Iran war effects.
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Fuel prices stay high in Metro Manila despite Hormuz safe passage assurances

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Despite Philippine officials securing safe passage assurances through the Strait of Hormuz from Tehran, fuel prices in Metro Manila remained elevated on April 4 amid lingering effects of the Iran war—following President Marcos' March 24 national energy emergency declaration.

Rotating blackouts hit Luzon and the Visayas this week, revealing heavy reliance on a few major power plants and transmission lines. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines raised red and yellow alerts on May 13 and 14 amid insufficient supply. Analysts from the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities warned that disruptions in shared facilities can cascade into wider shortages.

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Fuel prices in the Philippines are set to surge next week due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to the Department of Energy. Minimum increases are estimated at P19 per liter for diesel, P9 for gasoline, and P31 for kerosene, though diesel could reach P90 per liter without staggered hikes. The DOE has warned against hoarding and price manipulation.

Governments in Asia, the top oil-importing region, are seeking alternatives to shield economies from the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war. The Asian Development Bank cut its growth forecast for developing Asia to 4.7% this year. Oil imports to the region plunged 30% in April.

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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has implemented a P0.6427 per kilowatt-hour increase in electricity rates for March 2026. This results in an approximately P129 rise in monthly bills for residential customers using 200 kWh on average. The hike is mainly driven by higher transmission charges from a surge in ancillary services by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

The Iran war has caused worldwide petrol price hikes, expected to accelerate global electric vehicle (EV) uptake. In China, more than half of new car sales were EVs in 2025, potentially saving US$28 billion a year in avoided oil import costs.

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HK Electric will cut fuel surcharges for May, marking the second consecutive monthly drop, but has warned of significant rises later this year due to the Middle East conflict. The May fuel clause charge will fall by 4.4 HK cents per kWh to 26 HK cents per kWh.

 

 

 

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