(Courtesy CIA.gov) |
"Of course the target is to increase the existing capacity," Ariel Fronda, head of the renewables division of the Philippine energy ministry told AFP.
"There is a high degree of interest in renewables in general... Energy has suddenly become an attractive business," he added.
The Philippines' seven geothermal fields now supply about 12 percent of the nation's energy, with a long-term plan to nearly double capacity by 2040.
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