Scaling Roof-top Solar Generation in Oriental Mindoro

The main purpose of the project is to create policy and regulatory environment for rooftop solar PV projects, establish institutional capacity to manage distributed generation and make RE generation affordable and realistic solution in the Province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. The proposed project will produce a sector-specific policy work in the Province of Oriental Mindoro, that promotes installation of rooftop solar PV in government buildings, in compliance with Republic Act 9153, the Renewable Energy Law of 2008, which aims to accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuel. It will provide governance mechanism encouraging the use of rooftop solar in government buildings through government funding, grants and/or public-private partnership modalities.