Policy Review for APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Phase 6 Mandaue City, Cebu Province The Philippines Final Report APEC Energy Working Group May 2017 APEC Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Phase 6 - Study Group B Policy Review: Mandaue City, Cebu APEC Project: EWG 01 2015A APEC Low-Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project - Phase 6 P R O D U C E D B Y : APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Task Force Katsushi Takehiro Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Inui Building, Kachidoki 11F, 1-13-1 Kachidoki Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0054 Japan Tel: (813) 5144-8551 Fax: (813) 5144-8555 E-mail: [email protected] (administration) Website: http://aperc.ieej.or.jp/ FOR: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng MuiKeng Terrace, Singapore 119616 Tel: (65) 68 919 600 Fax: (65) 68 919 690 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.apec.org ©2017 APEC Secretariat APEC#217-RE-01.8. i APEC Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Phase 6 - Study Group B Policy Review: Mandaue City, Cebu CONTENTS Abbreviation and acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................................... iv List of figures and tables .......................................................................................................................................................................... vii Preface............................................................................................................................................................................................................ viii Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................... ix Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................................................................... xi Part I: Background Information ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Overview of the Mandaue City ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Brief History .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Geography and Topography ....................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Demography .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Land Use ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.6 Economic ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.7 Transport ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.8 Electricity Supply ........................................................................................................................ 10 1.9 Water Supply and Quality ......................................................................................................... 11 1.10 Waste Management ................................................................................................................. 12 2. Low-Carbon Framework ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1 Low-Carbon Policies and framework ....................................................................................... 14 2.2 Future Developments................................................................................................................. 17 3. Mandaue City Feasibility Study .................................................................................................................................................... 25 Part II: Policy Review Team Report ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 1. Legal & Institutional Frameworks ............................................................................................................................................... 30 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 30 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 31 2. Sustainable Urban Planning .......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 34 3. Low-Carbon Buildings ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 36 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 38 ii APEC Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Phase 6 - Study Group B Policy Review: Mandaue City, Cebu 4. Area Energy Management Systems ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 40 5. Energy Efficiency ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 42 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 44 6. Renewable Energy and Untapped Energy Planning ............................................................................................................ 46 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 46 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 48 7. Transport ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 49 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 52 8. Environmental Planning .................................................................................................................................................................. 57 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 58 9. Others ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Findings .............................................................................................................................................. 61 Appendix A: Members of the LCMT Policy Review Team ........................................................................................................... 62 Appendix B: Organisations and Officials Consulted ..................................................................................................................... 63 Appendix C: References ........................................................................................................................................................................... 65 iii APEC Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Phase 6 - Study Group B Policy Review: Mandaue City, Cebu ABBREVIATION