Offshore Wind port expansion in the Philippines

In line with this development strategy, NIRAS has been selected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on behalf of the Philippine Government to support the government’s ambition for developing offshore wind ports.

NIRAS will prepare the pre-feasibility studies for the expansion of ten ports to act as offshore wind ports. These studies will consider multiple factors such as port upgrading cost, construction time, port scalability, social and environment safeguard impact, financial sustainability, proximity of offshore wind sites and grid connection access to identify the priority sites.

“This is an exciting time for the Philippines in the roll out of offshore wind, and we are delighted for the opportunity to build upon our previous offshore wind port commissions in the Philippines with this landmark study, which spells a step change in the Philippines’ preparation for wind power development in the future,” says Adam Sharp, NIRAS’ Technical Lead for the study.

Port infrastructure recognition

In 2023, NIRAS was listed as the second largest service provider to the Asia Development Bank in the Philippines. We are proud to continue supporting efforts to tackle climate change and advance the renewable energy transition in the offshore wind sector in the Philippines.

In 2022 the World Bank Group and the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) released a roadmap showing that the Philippines have the potential to generate up to 21 GW of offshore wind by 2040. The country is targeting a renewable energy share of 50% in its power generation mix by that same year. It is currently posting a 22.1% share from geothermal, hydroelectric and other renewable sources. Offshore wind is projected to match those sources, contributing another 21% to the total.
 
The conclusion will be a time-bound action plan for the government to enable offshore wind ports build-out from 2028 and onwards.