Comments on: I’m Off to Kabul This Week http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/ Focused on the Philippine Electricity Sector Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:56:48 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nick Nichols http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-35804 Nick Nichols Sun, 10 May 2009 14:19:35 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/?p=1598#comment-35804 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">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. 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. http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/o...

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.

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.

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.

]]> By: BongV http://asianenergyadvisors.com/2009/04/20/im-off-to-kabul-this-week/comment-page-1/#comment-35803 BongV Sun, 10 May 2009 14:06:02 +0000 http://asianenergyadvisors.com/?p=1598#comment-35803 Hi 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. Hi Nick:

Read your post on Filipinovoices.com

When are you returning to the Philippines?

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.

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