AP Renewables Inc. (APRI), the geothermal subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, together with the Aboitiz Foundation, was recognized by the National Resiliency Council (NRC) as esteemed partners in its Adopt-a-Municipality project. In collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Office of Civil Defense, the project links the public and private sectors to partner in capacitating the disaster resilience of local government units. APRI and the Aboitiz Foundation adopted the local government of Tiwi, Albay in 2019, supporting and funding a multi-year program that saw risk assessments and mapping, capacity-building workshops, and other forms of technical assistance. Pictured are APRI President and COO Jeffrey Estrella (5th from left), together with Tiwi Mayor Jaime “Ami” Villanueva (5th from right), receiving plaques of recognition from NRC President and Chairman Hans Sy (4th from right) and DENR Undersecretary Marilou G. Erni (3rd from right) during an NRC conference in Pasay City. APRI operates the Tiwi-Makban geothermal facilities located in the provinces of Albay, Laguna, and Batangas.
About AboitizPower
Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. Guided by its vision and higher purpose, the company actively contributes toward uplifting the lives of the Filipino people and achieving a better world.
The company is one of the largest power producers in the Philippines, with a balanced portfolio of assets located across the country. It is a major producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar power generation facilities. It also has thermal power plants in its generation portfolio to support the country’s baseload and peak energy demands.
AboitizPower also owns distribution utilities that operate in high-growth areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, including the country’s second and third-largest private utilities.
In step with the country’s ambition of having a 35% share of renewable energy in the power generation mix by 2030, AboitizPower will continue to invest in renewable energy assets en route to reaching 4,600 MW. It already has close to 1,000 MW of disclosed projects from various indigenous energy sources and is constantly pursuing opportunities to grow its portfolio for solar, hydro, geothermal, wind, and energy storage systems. To date, AboitizPower, together with its partners, offers the largest renewable energy portfolio in the Philippines based on installed capacity under its operational control.
