This report shows how the Philippine’s Malalison Island pilot hybrid solar photovoltaic project generated reliable 24/7 electricity and could be scaled up to other off-grid communities across the archipelago to improve energy equity and increase resilience.
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS240459-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISBN
- 978-92-9270-915-0(print) 978-92-9270-916-7(PDF) 978-92-9270-917-4(ebook)
- Pages
- 78
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- TCS240459-2
- pages
- 76
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Tables, Figures, and Box 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Abbreviations 9
- Weights and Measures 10
- Executive Summary 11
- 1 Introduction 15
- 2 The Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Project 18
- Project Rationale and Objectives 18
- Selection of Project Site 19
- Technology Choice and Management Solution 22
- Innovative Business Model 33
- Project Cost and Financing 34
- 3 Sustainable Development and Socioeconomic Assessment Framework 36
- 4 Socioeconomic Impact Assessment 40
- Project Setting and Demographic 40
- Project Impact at Households 41
- Project Impact on the Community 60
- Project Impact on the Environment 65
- Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 66
- 5 Summary of Assessment Findings 67
- Energy Security 67
- Energy Equity 68
- Environmental Sustainability 69
- Social Welfare Dimension 69
- 6 Potential for Replication and Future Implications 71
- 7 Conclusions 73
- References 76
