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by Bam Azores | 25-07-2017 12:23
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On July 20, 2017, I attended the 5th Annual Power and Electricity Philippines Week at the Solaire Resort and Casino in Pasay City, Philippines. I was interested in listening to the discussion on Renewable Energy sources, although I also wanted to listen to the presentations on the fossil fuel and coal for power generation, which still dominates energy generation in the Philippines. According to the Undersecretary of Planning (National Economic and Development Authority), Usec. Rolando Tungpalan, the Philippines is now moving towards the Golden Age of Infrastructure. The government has said many times over that it will ?Build, Build, Build?. He said that government: - Will encourage investments in power generation - Accelerate and streamline business processes for energy projects - Revisit roles, particularly the government, in the power industry - Expedite implementation of remaining policy mechanisms under the Renewable Energy Act - Declare power projects as Projects of National Significance One of the challenges of the power industry is the bottlenecks in government approvals of numerous permits and licenses and reluctance of local communities and indigenous peoples. One way of managing this is with the Executive Order 30 which dictates that applications for permits should now be processed within 30 days. Other strategies to help the Renewable Energy power industry includes accelerating privatization of remaining power plant assets and prioritizing provision of power to remaining un-electrified areas. My uncle, Joey Leviste, moderated a session on the Philippine Energy Sector 2017 and Beyond. I learned about some issues like: - How there are a lot of stranded energy projects because the Philippine national grid cannot accommodate the energy that they are generating - We need to have a more intelligent and balanced Energy Mix on the local level, which means having the right mix of fossil fuel and renewable energy sources - I need to learn about how Renewable Energy can possibly provide baseload to energy requirements - There are still many islands in the Philippines that are isolated from the main grid - These are exciting times to be in the dynamic energy industry because the government is modifying and implementing rules that will be good for the industry - We should install solar farms in a more dispersed manner so we will have no problem with cloud cover This was a great opportunity to learn about Renewable Energy and I do hope to be able to join again next year and see how far the power industry has progressed. |
   
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thanks for sharing
Posted 03-02-2018 19:15
good report
Posted 03-02-2018 19:15
Bam, thank you for your report. Another report about your passion! In the same month you've been to two different events! That is alot of work! So what is your next goal? I look forward to reading another report from you!
Posted 03-08-2017 23:26
Hi Bam! Thanks for sharing recent news in Philippine regarding renewable energies.
It seems that Philippine is going right direction for better and healthier energy mix. Hope what were discussed in the forum will be implemeted successfully! Let us know any future updates:)
Posted 31-07-2017 19:29
Nice report and thanks for sharing this wonderful information
Posted 30-07-2017 12:35
Wonderful report . Hope these actions come true
Posted 28-07-2017 04:30
WOW.WHAT AN EXCELLENT WORK,WE PRAY LEADERS MAINTAIN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SUCH INITIATIVES.MORE GRACE FRIEND.
Posted 27-07-2017 21:31
Thanks Bam for sharing this report with us. Your photos help us to envisage the event and its importance. It is very optimistic to know about the Golden Age of Infrastructure that Philippines is reaching. At the same time, I wish the government can overcome the bottlenecks in procedures and reluctance of local communities. Clean and green energy is the foundation of a sustainable future and we wish Philippines the very best in seeking renewable energy sources.
Posted 27-07-2017 13:29
Its really good to know about such wonderful activities, plans and actions.
Hope that government will be successful to connect all areas with renewable energy source!!
Thanks for sharing!! :)
Posted 26-07-2017 10:36
Glad to know that you could attend 5th Annual Power and Electricity Philippines Week and learnt about renewable energy progress and plan for Philippine. Hope this forum proves useful in overcoming the challenges of the power industry and hope that the issues you mentioned are tackled soon so that there is more and more of energy penetration throughout Philippines, solar energy is implemented more and decision on energy projects are taken and implemented faster. Thanks for sharing your experience with nice pictures.
Posted 25-07-2017 22:29
Bam, together we can and we will make the world a better place
Posted 25-07-2017 16:07
Great to know about the forum. Thanks for sharing Bam It's really good to see you through the pics. :)
Posted 25-07-2017 14:33
Amazing report it is. I am much happier with the plan made by government to connect all areas with renewable energy sources.
Your learning is good. keep on updating bro :)
Posted 25-07-2017 14:20