Published July 5, 2021, 8:00 AM Solar project developers are batting for 3 to 5-year moratorium on land conversion requirement stating the 6-8 month permitting period is a major ‘choke point’ causing delays on their project rollouts. In a recently concluded Asian Solar Summit, Salvador Antonio Castro Jr., president and CEO of Cleantech Global Renewables Inc., said that if the government will allow a temporary suspension of land conversion permitting, that could substantially shorten the development gestation of solar projects. With that, he said, solar project developers effectively help solve Luzon grid’s need for additional capacity especially in the critical summer months of 2022 to 2024.