Who We Are

MARIA THERESA “TETCHI” CRUZ CAPELLAN is a newly elected Secretary-General of Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association, founder and Chairperson of Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance, CEO and President of SunAsia Energy Inc. and a former Undersecretary of Department of Agriculture.

The rush to clean energy began in the Philippines in 2006 with the help of a woman who used solar energy to light 10,000 homes in the remote areas of the country.

Like many, she didn’t start out in the career she would later be famous for. She completed her degree in Behavioral Sciences at a Catholic –run Maryknoll College, then completed her Master in International Development at Harvard University.

In 1990, she became the youngest and first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary in the Philippine Department of Agriculture for six (6) years. She became Undersecretary in 2002, a post she held for four years!. Her work as Undersecretary left a lasting legacy as she founded commodity boards notable of which are the meat, coffee, and seafoods boards. These private led organizations paved the way for strategic program like “pork-in-a-box” – a product created by the meat sector to transform sale of live animals to the marketing of high-value pork cuts. Her other achievement is the introduction of vannamei shrimp in the aquaculture sector – a move to arrest the decline of prawn production in the country.

She migrated from agriculture to energy when she was appointed as Chief of Party for the rural electrification program of the USAID-funded AMORE. After lighting 10,000 homes in Southern Philippines, she joined SunEdison USA in 2010 as Country Advisor for the Philippines. That same year, she founded the Philippine Solar Power Alliance, a not-for-profit industry association pushing for the enactment of the renewable Energy law in the country including its implementing rules and regulations.

In 2013, she launched her own solar company – SunAsia Energy Inc – and was responsible for developing the 3rd largest power plant in the Philippines. She received the Most Outstanding Scientist Award in Singapore in 2016, and was recognized in Shanghai as the one of the 2018 World’s Developer for Solar and Storage. Recently, she concluded the partnership with the top global company BlueLeaf-Macquarrie Capital to build the largest floating solar energy portfolio of 1.2Gw in Asia.

Today, she continues to work in the renewable energy space as CEO of SunAsia Energy, Chairperson of the Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance and newly elected Secretary General of Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association.

She travels around the world, serve as thought leader in conferences and conventions, relentlessly promoting the benefit of solar and how the technology helps people’s lives and save our planet.

Ping brings 17 years of experience with over a decade in renewable energy across roles in business development, investments, and stakeholder management leveraging his prior experience in Real Estate. Ping is currently the President and a board member of the industry association Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA), Country Manager of Gurin Energy, a Senior Advisor at Climate Smart Ventures, and co-founder of residential solar tech start-up Yuda.com.ph.

In 2022, he started the renewable energy generation business of Shell in the Philippines by developing a joint venture platform for solar and wind projects which started construction on a 120MW utility scale solar project in the Visayas last 2023. From 2020 to 2022, Ping served as the country manager for Clime Capital, an early-stage climate impact investor focused on solar, wind, storage, energy efficiency and electric vehicles. Between 2015 and 2020, Ping was with AboitizPower’s distribution utilities group working with local governments on investment promotions projects and concurrently appointed the General Manager of APX, the group’s venture into rooftop solar. He started in the solar industry in the fast-growing early days of Solar Philippines in 2014, focused on brand marketing, rooftop solar sales management and land acquisition.

Ping advocates nation-building through technology adoption in sustainable energy and Bitcoin and has been involved in drafting government policy through the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB). Ping holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of the Philippines – Diliman.

Robert has over 20 years of experience in the Energy Sector. He has been with companies like Petron Corporation, Meralco, MSpectrum, Inc., and PAVI Green Renewable Energy. An engineer by profession, he graduated from De La Salle University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Management. He acquired his Master’s Degree in Business Management from the Ateneo De Manila University where he graduated with Gold Medalist distinction under the Regis Executive MBA Program, with a Certificate of Recognition from Regis University in Denver, Colorado USA. He is currently the Vice President and General Manager of EEI Power Corporation.

EEI Power Corporation is a subsidiary of EEI Corporation, and is involved in renewable energy projects, energy efficiency, as well as power and electrical contracting.

Mr. Joseph S. Yu has a solid track record of executing key strategic initiatives and delivering growth in complex market conditions, earned throughout his career in the fields of industrial gases and chemicals as well as specialty metals.

He began his career as financial analyst of aerospace, automotive and engineering company AlliedSignal Inc./Honeywell International 1994. His experience as product manager later led him to Linde Group in 2001, where he successfully headed regional units in New Jersey, China, and Singapore in charge of business development, marketing and commercial management of various million-dollar gas and chemical products.

In 2015, he joined hydroelectric power firm SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) as Executive President and Chief Operating Officer. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2017. Mr. Yu heads the operating companies SNAP-Magat which owns and operates the 360- to 388-megawatt (MW) and 8.5-MW Maris hydro plants; SNAP-Benguet, which owns and operates the 105-MW Ambuklao and 140-MW Binga plants; and the retail electricity supply arm SNAP-RES. SNAP is a renewable energy joint venture between SN Power of Norway and AboitizPower.

Mr. Yu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 1994.

David Mikel Aboitiz currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer of Aboitiz Renewables,Inc., the renewable energy arm of AboitizPower (Aboitiz Power Corporation). In his role, David leads the team in identifying new opportunities through mergers and acquisitions, as well as greenfield sites for pipeline development, developing strategic partnerships, and driving market strategy.

Throughout David’s career, his focus has been on the energy space. He gained valuable experience in the United States through roles in energy consultancy and private equity, particularly in solar development. Upon returning to the Philippines, he joined Aboitiz Equity Ventures’ Treasury Services Group, where he played a key role in acquisition financing, resulting in the successful closing of transactions totaling over $1Bln. Since then, David has taken on leadership roles within AboitizPower, concentrating on commercial and market strategy, distributed generation, and key account sales, and now oversees the renewable business growth.

David holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in Finance and Strategy from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Engr. Aibar Rabi Rashad “Bhong” Bibi is the President and CEO of GoPrime Technology Corporation, owner of GoSolar Philippines since 2017. He graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering as well as completed his Master of Business Administration at the same university. Engr. Bhong was an engineer for the Philippines Solar Car Society in 2011. He was also an ESMEL fellow of Metro Pacific Investments Foundation and Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity. For the past 12 years, he has served as President and Board of Director of different companies in the fields of food and beverage, transportation, agriculture, app and software development, DTC and e-commerce, technology solutions, services, construction and energy.

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Mike De Guzman is the President of Solaric Corp. aggressively Installing MW of Solar PV in the rooftop space. Established large market share in residential and commercial PV. Advising National Government regarding RE policy in Senate Energy committee and consumer rights for RE adaptation and implementation.

At 19, made my own Generator from a diesel motor and a dynamo. Took business education for formal education but passion was in energy generation and various military technology. Managed a US real estate development company and Call center in the 2000s but Solar Energy was a prevailing hobby. For the interest of curiosity and science, I did one of the first Grid tie connections in the Philippines to be Net Metered in 2013. Now directing a 60-person strong company in RE projects mainly in EPC of rooftop and technical Micro Grid projects and completed over 300 rooftop projects using various solar technologies in the country.

Miguel is a managing director of ACEN and head of Philippine operations. Prior roles included leading the company’s solar developments in Vietnam, pioneering its retail electricity business, and managing the company’s first operating wind assets in the Philippines.

Miguel is also director and president of various operating subsidiaries of ACEN. Prior to joining ACEN, Miguel practiced law, with a focus on energy and project finance.

Miguel holds master’s degree in philosophy from Ateneo de Manila and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Philippines. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Colin Steley is the founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of Stratcon.ph with over 17 years’ working in Southeast Asia. Positively leading cross-functional local teams with an extensive personal and professional network.

Colin enthusiastically drives sustainability principled projects and business’, propelled forward by the ever evolving and enthralling energy transition and climate change realities, which we are all a part of. He also sits on the PE2 board, providing a well rounded perspective of where the energy transition is at and where it is leading.