http://asianenergy.disqus.com/Focused on Philippine Energy IssuesenSat, 09 May 2009 21:19:35 -0000http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/#comment-9170486<p>BongV: I'm not extremely close to the solar activities here. Here's a link to an older Businessweek article on solar manufacturing in Philippines. <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2008/gb20081010_049382.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2008/gb20081010_049382.htm">http://www.businessweek.com...</a></p><p>Since the Philippines has a significant (or had, before the economic crisis) electronic fabrication industry, there are support facilities for manufacturing solar cells, I would think.</p><p>I presume SunPower is still manufacturing here - they made a significant investment and had an initial capacity of about 25 MW per year, I believe.</p><p>Aid agencies continue to fund significant amounts of rural roof top systems in poor, off-grid areas. There is at least one (probably more) private operators selling rooftop systems to upscale homes.</p>Nick NicholsSat, 09 May 2009 21:19:35 -0000http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/#comment-9170343<p>Hi Nick:</p><p>Read your post on <a href="http://Filipinovoices.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="Filipinovoices.com">Filipinovoices.com</a></p><p>When are you returning to the Philippines?</p><p>I wanted to ask you about the prospects for solar energy and home energy in the Philippines - sourcing of solar cells, possibility of manufacturing solar cells in the philippines, etc.</p>BongVSat, 09 May 2009 21:06:02 -0000