EDC gives container vans to Kidapawan City to be used as COVID-19 facility
QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation turned over the five container vans to the city administrator. By Bench Abadila | Politiko Mindanao The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has turned over to Kidapawan City government five 19-footer container vans to be used as additional COVID-19 facility. City Administrator Lu T. Mayormita received the vans […]
Seeing green
QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation President and COO Richard B. Tantoco looks back on his childhood and reflects on how it influenced some of EDC’s programs. By Richard B. Tantoco | Inquirer.net As a kid, summer meant total freedom from the responsibilities of school, which for me meant climbing trees to pick and […]
Two more firms join Green Energy Option Program
Photo Credit: PhotoAngel/Freepik.com QUICK READ: Green Core Geothermal, Inc., which is owned by Energy Development Corporation, is one of the firms that recently qualified for the GEOP. By Angelica Y. Yang | BusinessWorld THE Department of Energy (DoE) has authorized two more suppliers of renewable energy (RE) to participate in the government’s […]
Energy Development Corporation: 45 Years in the making
QUICK READ: The Energy Development Corporation celebrates 45 years by going beyond sustainability to mitigate climate change. By Liberato “Buddy” S. Virata The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is one of the top 10 renewable energy companies in the Philippines and is known for being the pioneer in geothermal energy in the country. As […]
NORECO 1 receives P4.16M electrification fund from EDC
QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation has turned over P4.16 million to NORECO 1 as part of its electrification fund. Negrosanons will once again reap the benefits of hosting Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) geothermal plants with the P4.16 million that the company has turned over to the Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative, […]
Building brand authenticity through regenerative thinking
QUICK READ: Regenerative development addresses the challenge of going beyond sustainability. By Atty. Allan V. Barcena | Business Mirror The reality of climate change can no longer be flatly denied when its adverse impacts continue to be staggeringly felt across all nations and societies. In the Philippines, one need not look far than […]
SU pledges support for proposed Renewable Energy Code in NegOr
QUICK READ: Silliman University, the Energy Development Corporation, and other organizations pledged their support for the proposed RE ordinance. By Silliman University Silliman University (SU) pledged its support for the proposed Negros Oriental Renewable Energy Code during the celebration of Renewable Energy Day in Negros Oriental led by the Provincial Government, March 5, […]
Philippines touted as 2nd best investment destination for renewables in SE Asia—report
QUICK READ: Renewable energy companies in the Philippines and the government have helped the country get a better rank than Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. By Angelica Y. Yang | BusinessWorld The Philippines is the second best investment destination for renewable energy (RE) in Southeast Asia with resources that can generate up to […]
DOH-CHD Unveils COVID-19 Testing Lab EDC Donated
QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation helped expand the COVID-19 testing laboratory of DOC-CHD Bicol. By Connie Calipay | The Bicol Bloc Online The Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD) Bicol unveiled on March 25 the expanded COVID-19 testing laboratory and refurbished enteric bacteriology and water analysis laboratories that the Energy Development […]
First Gen supplies RE-generated power to Megaworld
QUICK READ: The power to be supplied to Megaworld will be from the geothermal power plants of First Gen, and the contract will be for two years starting March 26, 2021. By Myrna M. Velasco | Manila Bulletin Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be supplying power generated from a renewable energy resource to at […]