Solar Electric Co. (Solarco)
Solarco is a part of GRIPP. For this project, the company oversaw of the technical specifications, construction, and importation of the Electric Jeepneys from the manufacturer in China. Solarco will also provide operations and maintenance services for the pilot fleet.

Solar Electric Company Inc. (SOLARCO) is the pioneer in solar energy technology and currently one of the leading commercial providers of solar, wind and micro-hydropower system in the Philippines. Its services include consultation, design. configuration integration and installation of solar, wind, micro-hydropower systems and electric vehicles. The company has:

A team of Professionals with extensive experience and training in renewable energy;
Technical capacity to assess resources & optimize the system design to suit the site condition and customized based on customer needs; and
Field offices all over the country.

Solar Electric Company Inc. is currently involved in the education, information dissemination, promotion and commercialization of alternative energy sources and provides consultation, system design, configuration integration, and installation of solar panels, wind turbine generators, and micro-hydropower for a wide variety of applications. The company's mission is to provide the necessary scientific and technological expertise to the Filipino people.


Visit their website
http://www.solarelectric.com.ph

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) was organized to help reverse the rapid destruction of the Philippine natural resource base through a strategic and integrated conservation program. A grant-making institution, FPE was incorporated on January 15, 1992.

The Foundation took shape through a four-cornered partnership involving: Philippine NGOs and POs; the Philippine Government through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Finance (DOF); U.S. NGOs, through the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the U.S.-based Philippine Development Forum; and the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The final form of the Foundation emerged after a process of nationwide consultations with 334 Philippine NGOs and POs and 24 academic institutions. The Philippine NGOs and POs took the lead in conceptualizing and organizing the Foundation and its subsequent program directions. They are, in essence, the owners of the Foundation.

Debt-for-Nature Swap: Start of FPE Fund

The initial financial base of FPE is an endowment fund established through the debt-for-nature swap. The start-up financing came from the USAID, which through the Natural Resources Management Program (NRMP), provided the grants that established an endowment worth US$22 million in Philippine Pesos.

The fund is in the form of special series Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas notes. The interest income earned from these notes is used by FPE in funding projects.

Greenpeace Southeast Asia (GPSEA) was established in 2000 as part of Greenpeace International network of offices and campaign outposts worldwide. To date, its work in the region has included stopping hazardous waste imports, opposing radioactive shipments, campaigning against destructive logging, stopping dirty and polluting technologies like waste incinerators and coal power plants, halting the spread of GMOs, promoting renewable energy and sustainable solutions to key environmental problems. Often working with local groups, GPSEA has been leading successful campaigns in its three offices in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Visit their website www.greenpeace.org.ph