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Renewable Energy in the Philippines
Renewable Energy in Asia: The Philippines Report

An overview of the energy systems, renewable energy options, initiatives, actors and opportunities in the Philippines, August 2005

Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy 3rd Floor, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton Victoria 3053 Tel. +61 3 9349 3077; Fax. +61 3 9349 3049 Email: bcse@bcse.org.au; Website: www.bcse.org.au

Funding This series of reports has been co-funded by the New South Wales Sustainable Energy Development Agency, 2004 and the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Published September 2005 by the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy. Disclaimer The Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy (‘the Providers’) provides this Report, Overview of the energy systems, renewable energy options, initiatives, actors and opportunities in The Philippines, August 2005 , on the following basis: • The Report is not intended to be final or definitive but rather a fairly vigorous preliminary assessment of the market for renewable energy in Thailand. This Report is not intended to be used as the tool for basing financial investment decisions upon, and in all cases the user must conduct sufficient additional analyses and obtain appropriate professional advice before proceeding with any investment decisions. The Providers do not and cannot in any way supervise, edit or control the content of any information or data accessed through the contact details provided in the Report and shall not be held responsible in any way for any content or information accessed.





The Providers, along with their servants and agents, are released from and indemnified Source: World Factbook, 2005 against all actions, claims and demands which may be instituted against the Providers arising out of use of this Report or of any other person for whose acts or omissions the user of the Report is vicariously liable. • • The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors at



References: 1 2.1 Oil and Gas The Philippines uses approximately 26,000 bbl/day of oil, but consumes approximately 338,000 bbl/day (2003 figures)

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