How do we fix our broken electricity system?

MANILA, Philippines – Electricity in the Philippines is so expensive, even when blackouts happen all the time. Is building more power plants the answer?

Unfortunately, our electricity problems aren’t that simple. What we need instead is a greater variety of power plants spread across the country. That kind of electricity system is what experts call a flexible and decentralized power grid.

What does that mean? Watch this report by researcher-writer Shay Du to find out. – Rappler.com

This story was done in collaboration with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities.

Writer, presenter: Shay Du
Animator: Nico Villarete
Videographer: Randall Rosales
Producer: Camille Zarate
Video editor: Jen Agbuya
Supervising editor: Jee Y. Geronimo
Supervising producer: JC Gotinga