With the growing projects in solar energy, BayWa.r.e. Solar Trade and New Energy Academy (NEA) forged a partnership to develop Filipino talents for the country’s solar power industry.
In a statement Wednesday, global renewable energy developer BayWa.r.e. Solar Trade and education platform NEA said their latest partnership aims to offer training modules for solar industry professionals in the country.
The partnership aims to leverage Philippine solar energy professionals through an eight-week online training program and by providing workshops to better equip solar professionals with the right technical and business skills.
“The solar industry is wide, diverse, and growing, and we want to be a part of the process of upskilling the technical know-how of installers. In driving the transition to renewable energy in the Philippines, we need to arm our professionals with adequate skills and knowledge such as keeping them up to date on the rapidly changing technology in the solar industry, while ensuring that they know the correct protocols for the safe design and installation,” BayWa.r.e. Solar Trade managing director Junrhey Castro said.
Castro said that with the growing solar industry, there is a need for continuing education and upskilling of solar power professionals in distributing and servicing inverters, solar modules and installation and commissioning of small and large solar projects.
“As an industry, we need to make sure that there is proper certification for installers, with the government ensuring there are certification procedures in the qualification of solar installations. We hope our partnership will pave the way for these procedures. This is the perfect opportunity to not only help our customers, but also help accelerate the development of the solar industry in the Philippines,” he added.
For her part, NEA Philippines country manager Brenda Valerio said leveraging the skills of Filipino talents in the solar energy industry will support the development of the country’s solar industry amid the government’s push for increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix.
“We are excited to onboard BayWa r.e. Solar Trade on our journey to accelerate the growth of trained talent and professionals. This will contribute greatly to the rapid growth of the solar, storage, and other distributed energy solutions in the global high-growth energy markets. This is part of our strategy to support a greater energy transition in these markets,” Valerio said. “We are looking forward to what the future holds for the Philippines’ solar industry and are confident that it will continue to grow from here.” (PNA)
