Ormoc bolsters position on use, generation of renewable energy
By Elvie Roa | Philippine News Agency GEOTHERMAL ENERGY. One of the geothermal power plant facilities of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is between the boundary of Kananga in Leyte and Ormoc City. The city government of Ormoc has reiterated on Tuesday (Jan. 18, 2022) its commitment to pursue renewable energy through a resolution. (Photo […]
EDC will use Honeywell Forge Alarm Management to improve safety and performance
Honeywell AIC | www.automation.com Honeywell announced that Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the leading renewable energy producer in the Philippines, will improve safety and performance at its sites by implementing Honeywell Forge Alarm Management to optimize the performance of industrial alarm systems. Companies use alarms in control systems to help ensure that industrial processes perform in a […]
Negros Oriental launches country’s first Renewable Energy Code today
Press ReleaseJanuary 28, 2022 Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental – The provincial government of Negros Oriental is marking an important milestone in its commitment to protecting our green province with the launching of its very own Clean, Renewable Energy (RE) ordinance today. The RE code that was proposed by Edward Du, former president of […]
EDC earmarks funds to expand off-grid e-communities in Negros Oriental
Media ReleaseJanuary 24, 2022 The Energy Development Corporation (EDC), First Gen-owned and the country’s largest geothermal energy producer, turned over a check donation amounting to Php 277,940 to its two partner barangays in Valencia, Negros Oriental for the installation of WiFi infrastructures that will expand the country’s first off-grid e-community project. Barangays Malaunay […]
EDC deploys teams to help restore power in typhoon-hit areas in Negros Oriental
Media ReleaseJanuary 19, 2022 First Gen-led renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) continues to elevate its partners by providing assistance to expedite the restoration of power in areas severely battered by Typhoon Odette in Negros Oriental. EDC’s Southern Negros Geothermal Project (SNGP) Leaders visited and conducted an actual inspection of its deployed […]
EDC receives safety seal for all its power plant facilities
First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) 100% renewable energy facilities have all been certified as compliant with the minimum health standards set by the government on COVID-19. The first to get the seal was EDC’s Negros geothermal facility located in Valencia, Negros Oriental; followed by its EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation subsidiary in Ilocos, […]
Negrenses benefit from power firm relief aid
By Mary Judaline Partlow | Philippine News Agency DUMAGUETE CITY – Thousands of households in Negros Island have received relief assistance from power firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which operates the 222.5-megawatt geothermal power plants in the municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental. The Lopez-led geothermal energy leader has so far extended its “pampamilyang […]
Negros greening initiative plants 10M trees in 6 years
By Mary Judaline Partlow | Philippine News Agency DUMAGUETE CITY – A massive re-greening initiative in Negros Island has hit its mark this year, planting 10 million trees four years ahead of schedule. The movement, dubbed “10 Million in 10 Years for a Greener Negros” (10M in 10), achieved its goal in just six […]
EDC extends pampamilyang malasakit to Odette-stricken communities in Bohol
Media ReleaseJanuary 04, 2022 Over 26,000 families in Bohol who spent Christmas in evacuation centers due to typhoon Odette that smacked the Visayas and Mindanao regions two weeks ago are about to receive their own aguinaldo (gifts) from the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the rest of the Lopez Group of Companies to which it […]
EDC helps Leyte communities recover from Typhoon Odette
Media ReleaseDecember 23, 2021 Building back better has been renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) thrust since its biggest geothermal site located in Ormoc City and Kananga, Leyte was devastated by super typhoon Yolanda back in November 2013. The company knew that typhoon-proofing its power plants all over the country and ample […]