April 2016

April 2016 – Solar energy systems in the Philippines used to be something for rich people and mostly foreigners. But times change and so do the Philippines.

What a difference a few years make: If you drive through modern subdivisions of Luzon today, you will see solar power installations on many roofs.

The people who installed these innovative systems are no “funny” people, they are right in the center of a process in the new and emerging middle class of the Philippines. People earn good money and ask: What technologies can we invest in and how can we use energy more smart and efficient. Filipinos install photovoltaic cells on their roofs, put inverters in their houses. Then they save and make money with the power of the sun.

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