Coca-Cola, AboitizPower deliver sustainable manufacturing success with Retail Electricity Service

Iconic beverage company partners with AboitizPower's RES arm, AdventEnergy, for operational efficiency

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As a total beverage company, the reliability of energy supply is critical to Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines' (CCEAP) operations. With its mission to refresh the Philippines and make a difference, CCEAP efficiently powers its manufacturing plants while ensuring that its iconic beverages are accessible and available to all.

Partaking in energy consumer empowerment in Mindanao, CCEAP has joined the roster of retail market participants in the region with the transition of three of their production plants to the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) scheme. This allows them to take advantage of the benefits of electricity products and services provided by their preferred energy supplier.

RCOA is a mechanism of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or EPIRA that allows qualified electricity end-users like CCEAP to freely choose and directly transact with a power supplier.

These CCEAP manufacturing sites—its plants in Misamis Oriental, Davao City, Davao Del Sur, and soon its plant in Zamboanga—are among the first to take advantage of RCOA in Mindanao, moving away from the captive market of a distribution utility and becoming more positioned to align their current and future energy needs. Since its adoption, RCOA has allowed CCEAP to effectively manage costs and address most of its energy demand with various energy sources.

“We at Coca-Cola take pride in our resolve to deliver on our sustainability commitments throughout our manufacturing sites and in the areas where we know we have significant impact,” said CCEAP Vice President for Supply Chain Frank Garcia. “CCEAP is an active participant in the country's energy transition. As partners in championing renewable energy, we share in AboitizPower's goal to build an environmentally sustainable future for all.”