MHP Picong — Philippines

MHP Picong — Philippines

Mindanao, Philippines · 2022–2023

MHP Picong is part of the project “Improving the Lives of People in Off-grid Communities in Mindanao through the Provision of Sustainable Energy” (I-POSE), funded by the European Union with a third-party contribution from KZE/Misereor, Germany, and local cash counterparts from the provincial and municipal governments involved. With an approved total project cost of EUR 4,575,625.49, I-POSE is designed to provide clean, sufficient and sustainable energy to 116 off-grid communities in Mindanao, benefiting a total of 4,331 households.

The communities are located in seven municipalities — Don Marcelino (Davao Occidental); Kapalong and Talaingod (Davao del Norte); Pantukan (Davao de Oro); Arakan and Sitio Lubas (North Cotabato); and Picong (Lanao del Sur) — all categorised as “un-energized” or “unviable” by the distribution utilities operating there. The project supports the Philippine government’s goal of 100% electrification and the promotion of renewable energy, working alongside the Department of Energy, the National Electrification Administration and the local electric cooperatives. The Picong plant uses propeller turbines.