Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, Inc. (ALKFI), under its Bantay Kalikasan program, partner up to develop a mangrove forest area in the municipality of Manito in Albay into a sustainable eco-tourism site to help generate livelihood for the residents without damaging the environment. The identified mangrove forest area is included in areas rehabilitated under EDC’s flagship environmental program, BINHI, through its partner farmer-assisted association, the Alliance of Bacman Farmers Association Inc. (ALBAFAI). The communities residing in the area are included in the host communities of EDC’s Bacon-Manito Geothermal Project (BMGP), which generated 140 MW of clean and uninterrupted energy. Present during the MOA signing were (from left to right) Liezel Salagubang, EDC Watershed Management Officer; Atty. Allan V. Barcena, EDC Corporate Social Responsibility Head; Susan Afan, ALKFI Managing Director; Angelita Lara, ALKFI Chief Finance and Services Officer; and Jen Santos, ALKFI Bantay Kalikasan Program Director.
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is a pioneer in generating 100% clean, renewable, and reliable power as an electricity supplier in the Philippines for over 40 years. With power plants all over Visayas and Mindanao, the company is one of the biggest producers of geothermal energy in Asia and is expanding its reach in the international market, allowing it to offer customers affordable energy rates. EDC also strives to provide the best customer service it can to all its clients by having helpful salespeople and easy to understand contracts. Because of all of this, it is poised to become the premier supplier of electricity for the Philippines’ Green Energy Option Program. EDC takes its mission as a renewable energy provider seriously and goes beyond sustainability by investing in programs that enhance the environment and empower its partner communities, thereby fostering regenerative development. The company has also been working toward being carbon-neutral by improving its energy efficiency, as well as implementing various greening projects to ensure that its mission to provide future generations with a better life remains intact.
