PLDT Group, First Gen expand RE partnership

The leading telco and the top renewable energy (RE) producer in the Philippines have joined forces anew to energize six network facilities across Mindanao with green power.

- BRIX LELIS

Manuel V. Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. recently signed a deal with the Lopez Group's First Gen Corp. to supply 100 percent renewable power to their telco facilities.

"We are once again tapping First Gen's geothermal energy supply to increase the renewable component of the energy mix of our critical facilities in Mindanao," said Leo Gonzales, PLDT VP and sector head for property and facilities.

Among these is PLDT Ponciano, which houses VITRO Davao, the first data center in Davao City that serves the needs of local and foreign enterprises in the region in terms of disaster recovery, security and business continuity.