The Solar‑Powered Schools Act would require every public elementary and secondary school in the Philippines to install solar‑energy systems, with the DepEd leading the effort together with the DOE and DPWH. The law sets a 20 % electricity‑use coverage target within two years and 50 % within five years, provides training and a maintenance fund, and allows schools to sell excess power back to the grid. Funding comes from the DepEd’s existing education facilities fund, the Renewable Energy Trust Fund, and any unspent
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