Funded Rooftop (PPA)
For businesses with a monthly electricity bill of ₱1.2 million and up (about 100,000 kWh a month). SolarMD and co-investment partners pay for the system; qualified EPC partners build it.
ABOUT SOLARMD
Funded Solar.
Zero Capex for C&I sites.
SolarMD funds, owns and looks after solar for commercial and industrial sites in the Philippines, with hospitals as a key sector. You pay ₱0 upfront and only pay for the solar power you use. After 15 to 25 years, the system becomes yours.
FOUNDER
Dr. Andrie UdalPhD in Mineral and Energy Economics
Power Investor | Managing Partner
Andrie holds a PhD in Mineral and Energy Economics and an MSHDS. He leads SolarMD and its Funded Solar offer: SolarMD invests its own capital, together with co-investment partners through a project company, for commercial and industrial sites with a monthly electricity bill of ₱1.2 million and up.
Under a 15- to 25-year SolarMD solar PPA, the client pays nothing upfront and pays only for the solar power used, at a price per kWh agreed in advance, either fixed or at a discount to the grid rate. SolarMD maintains and insures the system during the term, and ownership transfers to the client at the end.
SolarMD has a growing portfolio in Mindanao: 121 C&I projects funded, signed or in pipeline as of 14 October 2026 (see our Mindanao portfolio). Our research and directory work is public data on Philippine solar sites, kept separate from that portfolio.
See who does what ↗WHAT SOLARMD DOES
Funding first. Checks and care for the long term.
As the funder and long-term operator of the systems it pays for, SolarMD has every reason to keep them performing. That is why performance checks and asset care sit at the centre of how we work.
PPA-RES Combo
For ₱1.2M+ monthly bills. SolarMD coordinates with a licensed Retail Electricity Supplier (RES) for the rest of your power. SolarMD is not an RES.
Performance check & asset care
Checks of generation, monitoring, warranties and inverter health, used on every system we fund and available for systems we did not fund.
Independent review
We still review other providers’ solar offers. When we make our own PPA offer for your site, we say so, and you are free to choose another provider.
CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES
The right party for every task.
| Party | Primary responsibility |
|---|---|
| SolarMD (or a SolarMD project company) | Funds and owns the system during the PPA term, maintains and insures it, and checks its performance. |
| Co-investment partners | Invest alongside SolarMD through the project company. |
| Qualified EPC partners | Design, supply, installation, permits, commissioning and workmanship warranties. |
| Licensed engineers | Electrical and structural design, safety and required technical approvals. |
| Licensed RES (PPA-RES Combo only) | Supplies the balance of the site’s electricity under its own contract. |
| Your organization | Shares bills and site records, signs the agreement and makes the final decision. |
SolarMD is not a bank or the EPC. Savings are dependent on your rooftop size. Every offer depends on a site assessment, a credit review and a signed contract.
DATA & WORKFLOWS
Traceable information. Human accountability.
SolarMD’s workflows cover site qualification, document collection, EPC partner matching, quotation comparison, proposal tracking, and follow-up. These workflows are developed and adopted for the agreed engagement; the website does not perform automated engineering assessments.
Where AI assists analysis, inputs, sources, assumptions, and review requirements must remain visible. Site records and professional judgment determine the recommendations. Final technical decisions require the relevant licensed professional.
OUR BACKGROUND
Australian comparison principles.
Philippine C&I priorities.
SolarMD’s company history describes Australian beginnings and an approach brought to the Philippines by Dr. Andrie Udal. The Solar Choice comparison model provides background for our focus on education, supplier screening, and clear commercial comparisons.
Our reviews adapt those principles to Philippine commercial, industrial and hospital sites: continuous operations, local EPC support, utility arrangements, procurement, and each organization’s own approval process. Solar Choice’s Australian customer counts, network size, and commercial terms are not SolarMD’s Philippine track record.
Read Solar Choice’s own company history ↗WHO DOES WHAT
Clear roles across the system’s life.
You make the decisions. Qualified partners finance and build. SolarMD keeps roles clear from first check to yearly care, and discloses when it offers its own PPA.
- Assess
- Finance
- Build
- Operate & care
Your organization
Client & owner
- Shares bills, monitoring access and site records.
- Chooses the financing pathway and the EPC.
- Owns the system (or takes ownership at the end of a SolarMD solar PPA) and makes the final investment decision.
SolarMD
Advisor & PPA investor
- Assesses energy needs and existing system performance.
- Under a SolarMD solar PPA, funds and owns the system, and handles maintenance and insurance during the term. Otherwise, reviews financing offers for you.
- Helps select a qualified EPC and reviews design and proposals.
- Reviews monitoring and yearly care, and gathers warranty-claim evidence.
Qualified partners
Third parties
- Co-investment partners invest alongside SolarMD; other funders provide financing you choose.
- EPC partners design, supply, install and commission the system.
- O&M and warranty holders handle maintenance, repairs and warranty work, as applicable.
SolarMD is not a bank, the installer or the EPC. Savings are dependent on your rooftop size, and system performance is not guaranteed. Qualified EPC partners install every system. With a SolarMD solar PPA, SolarMD (or a SolarMD project company) pays for the system and owns it for the full term. If you choose another type of financing, you sign that contract directly with your chosen provider. See how SolarMD is paid.
COMMERCIAL TRANSPARENCY
How SolarMD is paid.
SolarMD does not publish one fixed assessment fee because each engagement can differ by site size, available records, monitoring access, technical scope, and required deliverables.
Before detailed records are reviewed, we provide a written quote stating the agreed scope and deliverables, the assessment or consulting fee if payable by the client, who will pay for the work, payment terms, and the expected timeline.
Depending on the engagement, SolarMD may receive:
- A client-paid assessment or consulting fee.
- A project fee based on the agreed scope.
- A disclosed referral or introduction commission, where applicable.
- Supplier-funded research, assessment, or project-support fees, where applicable.
- Other disclosed commercial support or affiliations.
- Under a SolarMD solar PPA, payments for the solar electricity the site uses, for the length of the agreement.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure. SolarMD invests in solar projects and makes its own PPA offers. When we make our own PPA offer for your site, we say so, and you are free to compare it with other providers’ offers and to choose another provider.
If no client fee applies because another party is funding the work, that arrangement will be stated clearly before the engagement begins.
Who pays for the work does not by itself determine the recommendation. Where a referral fee, supplier relationship, or other commercial arrangement could affect how a recommendation is understood, SolarMD will disclose it and explain its relevance. Supplier funding does not constitute an endorsement, and inclusion in a comparison does not establish that a supplier or product is the best option.
Our reports separate documented facts, assumptions, analysis, limitations, and recommendations. SolarMD prepares the research and decision-support findings. Electrical design, structural review, safety approval, commissioning, and other regulated technical decisions remain with appropriately licensed professionals. The client retains responsibility for the final investment decision.
You may ask us at any time who pays for the engagement, whether any commercial relationship applies, and how it has been considered in the recommendations.
