Abstract
Offshore wind projects in San Miguel Bay and the Guimaras Strait are moving decisively from vision to reality. Developers hold active service contracts; host ports are under assessment; and local governments are beginning to shape community agreements that will define how this new industry takes root. The opportunity is transformative.
This report is designed to inform and enable the next phase of decision making. By translating global experience into locally grounded, site-specific evidence, it seeks to turn ambition into shared value: providing policymakers, developers, and communities with a common evidence base to ensure offshore wind delivers longterm, inclusive, and locally anchored benefits for the Philippines. San Miguel Bay and the Guimaras Strait were selected for the study because they host projects at the most advanced pre-development stages. Both sites have active Offshore Wind Energy Service Contracts (OWESCs), identified host ports and staging areas, nearby shipyards, and planned port and logistics upgrades. These concrete developments make them realistic and policy-relevant areas for assessing how developer activity, port readiness, and local industry shape economic value retention from offshore wind.
To bridge the gap between technical potential and industrial success, the report anchors its findings in three strategic advocacy pillars. These pillars provide the framework for securing the “Social License to Operate” and establishing the Philippines as a mature, bankable offshore wind destination.