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-9170486BongV: 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">http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/o...</a><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.nicknich3Sat, 09 May 2009 21:19:35 -0000http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/#comment-9170343Hi Nick:<br><br>Read your post on <a href="http://Filipinovoices.com" rel="nofollow">Filipinovoices.com</a><br><br>When are you returning to the Philippines?<br><br>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.BongVSat, 09 May 2009 21:06:02 -0000