Visayan Electric net metering: how to apply

Steps to apply with Visayan Electric

1. 1 Submit your application Send the application form and the documents in the requirements list.
2. 2 Evaluation by Visayan Electric Visayan Electric runs a Distribution Impact Study at no cost, checks your renewable energy system and service entrance, and reviews your billing clearance and bill deposit. The LGU electrical permit (CFEI) is submitted at this stage.
3. 3 Approval and final steps Pay the relevant fees and update your bill deposit if needed. Sign the Amended Net Metering Agreement. Visayan Electric does a final inspection, installs the meters, and energizes and commissions the system.

Requirements Visayan Electric lists

• Net Metering Application Form (online Google Form)
• Qualified Entity (QE) Certificate of Compliance (COC) Form
• QE COC Application Form (Solar)
• Plant Parameters and Load Logger Authorization
• Net Metering Agreement: Affidavit and Waiver, NMA with REC, or NMA without REC
• Signed and sealed electrical plans
• Equipment technical specifications
• Valid IDs and proof of ownership
• LGU electrical permit / Certificate of Final Electrical Inspection (CFEI)

The ERC’s September 2025 advisory says utilities may only require the application form, the CFEI from your LGU, the amended net-metering agreement and the ERC fee. If an item above isn’t on that list, ask Visayan Electric whether it’s still required.

Fees

LGU permit fees (electrical permit, CFEI) are separate and vary by city or municipality.

How long it takes

• 20 working days. Under the ERC’s 2025 amended rules, the utility has 20 working days to connect you once your permits are in place. (Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices)
• 10 working days during the energy emergency. In April 2026 the DOE directed utilities and cooperatives to finish processing within 10 working days while the national energy emergency (EO 110, s. 2026) is in force. Ask your utility whether this still applies. (GMA News)
• Faster LGU permits. Under Joint Memorandum Circular No. 001, s. 2026, LGUs should issue the electrical permit within 3 working days and the CFEI within 7 working days, without extra requirements. (Department of the Interior and Local Government Region IV-A)

Good to know

• Visayan Electric says its program follows the ERC's Amended Net Metering Rules of 2025 and links to a copy on its website.
• The page says to "pay relevant fees and update bill deposit (if needed)" but does not list peso amounts.
• The page mentions installing a bi-directional and REC meter, but it also offers an "NMA without REC" form and an Affidavit and Waiver. Under the 2025 amended rules the REC meter is optional.
• Visayan Electric posted that it supports the ERC's new net-metering guidelines (post dated 30 September 2025). The ERC's 22 September 2025 advisory limits what utilities may require to an application form, the CFEI, the amended agreement and the COC fee, and bars items such as bills of materials or equipment catalogs. Ask Visayan Electric which items on its list are still required.

Visayan Electric net metering FAQs