Amr Solon Sison, Joem Co and Robert Gonzales

University of Santo Tomas

The Green Alternative to the Power Dilemma in Impoverished Areas

Problem

• ‘Thin’ Electricity Supply

• Slow Development of Traditional Energy Sources

• Non Maximization of Potential of Renewable Energy

• High Cost of Electricity

‘Thin’ Electricity Supply

• Philippine Growing Economy and the lack of ample energy supply

• Aging Power Generation Assets

• Inefficient Generating Assets• Overly Centralized Energy

Generation Structure

Slow Development of Traditional Energy Sources

• Huge Capital outlay requirements

• To make power generation assets operational requires longer time to establish

• Requires more sophisticated distribution system

• Costs• High Operations Cost• Weak accessibility for the

marginalized sector

(un)Renewable• Limitation of traditional renewable

sources– Hydroelectric– Geothermal

• Centralized model applied in renewable energy

• Non harnessing potential of renewable sources

• Challenges in adopting renewable energy– Policy perspective– Availability of technology– Stability of Source

High Cost of Electricity

• The Social Cost– Environmental Effects– Opportunity Costs– Utility

• Instability of energy sources– Inelastic demand

Going Small is the Way• Decentralization of the energy structure

– Deloading grid requirements– Community Based Power generation parallel to

load sharing– Adoption of small scale renewable energy

• Maximization of potential of Renewables • Empowering non traditional sources of

energy• Less dependence on traditional energy

sources• Small Scale as an option to address the

looming energy crisis

Empowerment as Social Justice• Less reliance on

alienating centralized forces that dictates the energy regime

• Sustainability and credibility of both consumer and producer

• Small Scale Power as Social Equity– In terms of access

• Addressing the ills of the current paradigm