The initial 98 identified areas have a total of 15,645 households, or equivalent to around 39 percent of the total households in the unserved and underserved areas that may be viable for microgrid systems due to their number, household density, and demand in the said areas.
Republic Act (RA) No. 11646, or the Microgrid Systems Act of 2022, mandates the conduct of a CSP before an MGSP can serve off-grid areas. It likewise provided a 90-day timeline to complete the conduct of CSP from the pre-qualification until the submission to the Energy Regulatory Commission of the awarded contract.