OFW Guide: How to Buy Solar for Your Family in the Philippines While Working Abroad

As an overseas Filipino worker, you send money home to keep the family comfortable. But every month, a significant portion of that remittance goes straight to the electricity company — money that could stay in your family's pocket with a one-time solar investment.

Can I buy solar for my family from abroad?

Yes. Fortune 9 handles everything on the ground in the Philippines. Your family participates in the site survey and installation; you review the proposal and manage the financial side from wherever you are working. We work with OFW families regularly across Cebu, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue, and other areas in the Visayas.

Step by step: how it works

Step 1. Contact us on WhatsApp (+63 928 902 8838) or email (info@fortune9.co) to start the conversation. Tell us your family's location and roughly how much their monthly electricity bill is.

Step 2. We schedule a free site survey at your family's home. A trusted family member is present to let our team in. The survey covers roof condition, electrical panel, consumption patterns, and backup needs.

Step 3. We send you the proposal directly by email. It includes the recommended system, itemised pricing, estimated monthly savings, and payment terms. You review it at your convenience and ask any questions via WhatsApp or email — no time zone friction.

Step 4. Once you approve, you pay the reservation deposit via bank transfer (BDO, BPI, UnionBank) or international remittance (Wise, Western Union, GCash padala). We confirm your installation schedule.

Step 5. Our team installs the system at your family's home. Your family receives a full handover, operating instructions, and warranty documentation. We send you photos and a commissioning report.

What this means for your family's monthly bill

A properly sized grid-tied solar system typically reduces a Philippine household's electricity bill by 50 to 80 percent. Money that stays with your family instead of going to the utility company.

What about brownouts?

If your family's area experiences frequent brownouts and you want them to have backup power too, we recommend a hybrid solar system with battery storage, or one of our STX portable solar generators as a standalone backup unit — a lower upfront investment that can be set up without a site survey.

Message us on WhatsApp to start the conversation today. We will take care of everything from there.