Up to 1.35 GW of solar and wind capacity may be reopened to other developers after Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc. (SPPPHI) and its subsidiaries failed to begin construction on projects awarded under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP).

SPPPHI is the parent company of Solar Philippines, founded by Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste.

According to DOE records, none of the company’s seven GEAP-awarded projects—totaling 1,350 megawatts (MW)—have commenced construction, despite delivery deadlines of December 25, 2025 for GEAP-1 projects and December 25, 2026 for GEAP-2.

The stalled projects include the 200-MW Concepcion Tarlac 2, 280-MW Santa Rosa Nueva Ecija 2, 450-MW Tayabas, 300-MW Kananga-Ormoc, 120-MW General Santos solar developments, and the 30-MW Calatagan wind project. SPPPHI also secured a 20-MW solar project in Nueva Ecija under GEAP-2.

The company faces more than PHP 14 billion in liabilities from expired performance bonds, which lapsed between August 1 and 2, 2024 and were not renewed. These include approximately PHP 988 million for Concepcion Tarlac 2, PHP 2.96 billion for General Santos, PHP 4.45 billion for Kananga-Ormoc, PHP 2.77 billion for Tayabas, PHP 571 million for Calatagan wind, and PHP 1.98 billion for Santa Rosa Nueva Ecija 2. Only the Santa Rosa Nueva Ecija 3 project under GEAP-2 had a Notice of Claim filed before expiration.

Under GEAP rules, failure to maintain valid performance bonds constitutes a breach that may result in bond forfeiture and civil action.

Beyond GEAP, records show that 24 of 42 renewable energy service contracts awarded to SPPPHI subsidiaries between 2017 and 2022 have been terminated, relinquished, or abandoned. Seven GEAP projects and three non-GEAP projects are listed as non-compliant, while only nine projects remain in commercial operation or good standing.

The DOE has been tightening oversight of idle projects as investor interest grows. In 2024, the department began clearing out non-progressing renewable energy projects, removing around 105 from its development pipeline.

How should regulators reallocate stalled projects to ensure timely delivery of clean energy?

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