Viability Assessment of the Philippines in Utilizing Solar Power Towers
Jon Andrei P. BATOHANON, Clarenz Angelo F. LANGIT, Jack Vincent R. MENDOZA, Vhander T. RAMOS
Abstract. In this study, to evaluate the feasibility of concentrated solar power (CSP) tower deployment in the Philippines, an economic and technical viability assessment was conducted. It is also the aim of this study to fill in the gap in local studies concerning CSP technologies. The Noor III solar tower was the base model for the techno-economic analysis of the thirteen selected sites across the Philippines via the System Advisor Model (SAM) software. Annual Energy Production, Capacity Factor (CF), and Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) were evaluated using secondary data for site suitability and international financial metrics. Only two of the thirteen selected sites (Bolinao and Ilocos) show high potential for energy output due to the favorable Direct Normal Irradiation or DNI.
Keywords
Concentrated Solar Power, Philippines, System Advisor Model, Economic Viability
Published online 5/10/2026, 7 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Jon Andrei P. BATOHANON, Clarenz Angelo F. LANGIT, Jack Vincent R. MENDOZA, Vhander T. RAMOS, Viability Assessment of the Philippines in Utilizing Solar Power Towers, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 66, pp 423-429, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904152-38
The article was published as article 38 of the book Advanced Materials and Sustainable Energy Technologies
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