Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy Program

PHOTOS

Solar PV Suppliers - BRECDA Meeting/ Jolo, 7-8 August 2010

Nearly 70 barangay leaders and businessmen from Jolo and surrounding islands and towns in Sulu province attended the meeting between solar photovoltaic (PV) suppliers and barangay associations (Barangay Renewable Energy and Community Development Association) organized by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program from August 07-08 at the Sulu Area Coordinating Center. A follow-up activity to the first Solar PV Business Exposition held in Zamboanga City last month, the meeting aimed to introduce to residents and businessmen of this province various solar lighting technologies and products on offer by a total of seven companies that participated in the meeting.

First Solar Photovoltaic Business Exposition/ Zamboanga City, 9-10 July 2010

The Solar Photovoltaic Business Exposition is an initiative that the AMORE 3 Program is taking to intensify the renewable energy electrification by providing a venue for the different stakeholders to interact amongst each other to start linkages that will lead to sustainable and long-term partnerships. During the two-day expo that was attended by residents of the city and the nearby island provinces at the scenic Paseo del Mar in Zamboanga City,10 companies showcased solar technologies and established business linkages with various entrepreneurs.

Improving Health and Education through access to Safe Water and Solar-Powered Connectivity /Marilog, Davao City, 16 July 2010

Committed to improving  the administrative and teaching capability of the teachers through the use of computer-aided technology. and enhancing students' learning experience by providing access to online information, AMORE in partnership with Intel Philippines inaugurated the solar-powered Information and Communications Technology of the Marilog Central Elementary School on JUly 16. On the same day, AMORE turned over the management of the improved water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) facility, which will provide the students access to safe water and toilet facilities.

Renewing Alliances for Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy/ Quezon City, 27 April 2010

Members of the Alliance – United States Agency for International Development, Department of Energy, Sunpower Foundation and Winrock International – have agreed to support a third phase of the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy Program based on the positive results of the program’s previous two phases, and the continued need for progress in rural electrification, and the shared desire to advance renewable energy development in the Philippines.

VIDEOS

Lighting up the Countryside through Renewable Energy