EDC Gets ISO Certification
Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is ISO Certified receiving ISO 9001: 2008 certifications from TUV Rheinland Cert GmbH. This was earned after meeting performance standards in resource management in all its operating fields and the head office. EDC is the country’s largest geothermal energy producer and world leader in wet-steam technology. “We are proud to […]
EDC named one of top PH firms in corporate governance
For the second year in a row, geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation made it to the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard’s (ACGS) list of 50 top performing publicly listed companies (PLCs) in the Philippines. EDC’s performance, along with those of PLCs from the six participating ASEAN member countries, was evaluated based on international standards of […]
EDC, Bencab partner for the environment
Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and the Bencab Art Foundation, Inc. (BAFI) of national artist Benedicto Cabrera, more popularly known as Bencab, are now partners in saving and propagating endangered premium native trees. As part of EDC’s BINHI: A Greening Legacy project, EDC and BAFI employees led a tree planting activity in Bencab’s […]
EDC publications receive Anvil Awards of Excellence
Two publications of geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) bagged the prestigious Anvil Awards of Excellence in the recent Anvil Awards of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). It’s Possible, EDC’s 2012 Performance Report, got the judges’ nod for effectively and credibly telling the story of EDC’s relentless pursuit to restore investor confidence […]
Chilean Embassy and EDC continue to lift Leyteno spirits
Chilean Ambassador Roberto R. Mayorga visited the Leyte Schools for Excellence (SFE) in Tongonan, Ormoc City and Kananga Municipality to donate 4000 books to be distributed to the 18 partner schools of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) in the province. The Chilean delegation also included dentists who conducted a 3-day dental mission for the SFE pupils, […]
EDC’s Leyte and Mindanao geothermal projects get DENR Seal of Approval
From left to right (Willie Loyola-PCO, EDC MAGP, Atty. Juan Miguel Cuna-EMB Director, DENRUndersecretary Demetrio Ignacio, Jr., EMD Manager Regina Victoria J. Pascual, Jane Penaranda-PCOGCGI Tongonan 1, Dominador Balagon Jr.-Safety Officer GCGI Tongonan 1) EDC’s Leyte and Mindanao geothermal projects get DENR Seal of Approval. The Tongonan power plant and Mindanao geothermal project (MAGP) […]
EDC’s 87 MW Burgos Wind Project attains 1 million safe manhours
The Burgos Wind Project (BWP) of Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) in Ilocos Norte has achieved 1,044,043 safe work hours without a lost time incident on February 2, 2014 after eight months of full construction works. “Our strict adherence to the highest safety standards, the dedication of our safety team in ensuring compliance, and […]
Foreign and Filipino experts prescribe rebuilding strategies
International and Filipino scientists shared and prescribed science-based strategies to the rehabilitation and rebuilding programs currently being undertaken by the government and private sector. At the experts forum on rebuilding communities and ecosystems, more than 200 scientists, engineers and practitioners from various disciplines discussed the current state of knowledge and how they can be applied […]
Top international and local scientists to participate in experts forum on rehab and reconstruction
Leading foreign and Filipino scientists and experts have confirmed participation in the experts forum on rebuilding communities and ecosystems jointly sponsored by the office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PARR) and the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc. (OML Center). “An Experts Forum on […]
EDC donates school supplies for Yolanda victims
School supplies for Yolanda victims. Oscar Lopez (2nd from left), chairman emeritus of Energy Development Corporation (EDC), personally turned over the company’s donation of school supplies intended for EDC’s adopted schools in 16 barangays in Ormoc City and Kananga in Leyte. EDC which operates the country’s largest geothermal project in Leyte donated notebooks, ballpens, pencils, […]