First Gen says government support key to advancing geothermal development

First Gen Corp. has called for stronger government support to accelerate geothermal energy development in the Philippines and maintain the country’s position among the world’s leading producers.

- — Sheldeen Joy Talavera

Jay Joel Soriano, vice-president and head of strategy and planning at First Gen, said on the sidelines of the Asia Clean Energy Summit here that geothermal has not received sufficient policy attention in recent years.

“When the government looks at geothermal, they see it as an old technology, which is why for the longest time, we haven’t been receiving any government support,” he said.