Energy Unplugged by Aurora EP.220 Miguel de Jesus on the Philippine Power Market
Nov 19, 2024
33:36
In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Miguel de Jesus, Managing Director for the Philippines at ACEN. He joins our Managing Director for APAC, Hugo Batten, and our Market Lead for Wider Asia, Patrick Tan, to discuss the current state of the Philippines' power market.
Miguel oversees ACEN's operations in the Philippines and has held key leadership roles within the company. These include leading the company's solar developments in Vietnam, pioneering ACEN’s retail electricity business, and managing the company’s first operating wind assets in the Philippines. Before joining ACEN, Miguel practiced law, with a focus on energy and project finance.
Main topics include the following:
- Philippines’ market design and the debates surrounding it
- Key barriers to accelerating renewables deployment and other zero-carbon technologies in the Philippines
- Major challenges faced by international players entering the Philippine market