EDC’s Keitech wins Best Education Program in the 2023 CSR Guild Awards
Keitech President Allan Barcena received the Outstanding CSR Project in Education award on behalf of Keitech Education Foundation, together with the representatives of EDC. First Gen-owned geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) Keitech education program in Leyte was recognized as the Best Corporate Social Responsibility Project for Education this year at the League of Corporate […]
EDC distributes relief goods to Mayon evacuees in Albay
Turn over of 510 food packs and drinking water to the Municipality of Camalig. EDC Bacman employee volunteers join the Corporate Relations team as Mayor Caloy Baldo (center) receives the goods. First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the country’s leading geothermal producer, donated thousands of food packs and drinking water to Mayon-affected families in evacuation […]
EDC’s BINHI regreening legacy snags regional sustainability awards
Originally published on manilastandard.net Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the all-renewable energy arm of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, has received accolades anew for BINHI, its institutionalized regreening and reforestation program focused on rescuing and propagating endangered local tree species. At the 2023 Tambuli Asia Pacific Awards, BINHI won the top Gold citation under the […]
Statement to stakeholders on the EDC’s leadership transition
We confirm that Richard B. Tantoco is stepping down as EDC’s president effective on July 1, 2023 but will continue to be a member of our Board of Directors. The company’s Chief Operating Officer, Jerome H. Cainglet, was carefully selected by the Board of Directors to be EDC’s next President and COO. Mr. Tantoco is […]
EDC turns over solar lamps
EDC brings light to 80 underserved households in Brgy Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental Brgy. Minoyan, Municipality of Murcia, Negros Occidental – First Gen-owned 100% renewable energy firm, Energy Development Corporation (EDC), has recently turned over portable solar lamps to 80 beneficiaries in Brgy Minoyan, Municipality of Murcia, Negros Occidental who still have no electricity in […]
FirstGen adds hydro, geothermal capacities
Originally published on malaya.com.ph QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation’s parent company First Gen Corporation will add hydro and geothermal projects to its portfolio as its Palayan binary project in Bicol is set to complete its expansion by September. First Gen Corp. expects to complete the expansion of the 28.9 megawatts (MW) Palayan binary project […]
EDC to complete P7-B Albay power plant in Q3
Originally published on Businessmirror QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation is set to complete its P7-billion binary power plant in Albay in the third quarter of this year. The project will utilize waste heat from the existing 130-MW BacMan geothermal power plant to generate energy. Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is set to complete its […]
PLDT, Smart expand transition to renewables, power up 7 Visayas sites with First Gen
Energy Development Corporation, through its KEITECH program, engages with its local communities and provides them with training and education to help prepare them for employment.
How EDC fosters self-reliant host communities in Philippine geothermal sites
Energy Development Corporation, through its KEITECH program, engages with its local communities and provides them with training and education to help prepare them for employment.
Regeneration at work
Energy Development Corporation President and COO Richard Tantoco reflects on his passion for nature and the outdoors, which aligns with his work at EDC.