ACEN RES of the Ayala Group to provide 100% Renewable Energy in 33 PLDT facilities

20 March 2024 – Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. (PLDT) partnered with ACEN RES, the retail electricity supply unit of the Ayala group, to switch 33 facilities to 100% renewable energy. This move supports PLDT’s decarbonization roadmap, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions replacing its use of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. It also underscores its commitment to the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals.

“Our switch to renewable energy is not only about achieving efficiency or meeting targets. As we all increasingly feel the worsening impacts of climate change, we need to accelerate action and turn these challenges into profound opportunities to work together towards a better future for our planet, our children, and their children,” said PLDT Chief Sustainability Officer Melissa Vergel de Dios. “Partnering with ACEN RES to transition our facilities to renewable energy is a significant step towards achieving our sustainability goals. We thank ACEN RES for this collaboration for an energy-secure, sustainable, and digital future,” Vergel de Dios added.

ACEN Senior Vice President Tony Valdez welcomed the partnership with PLDT. “We are proud of this alliance on sustainability, and laud PLDT for its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. PLDT is inspiring others to do the same, from its supply chain partners to its wide circle of influence. PLDT is truly about meaningful connections and changing lives for the better.”

Among the 33 facilities now using renewable energy is the PLDT-Smart Integrated Operations Center (IOC) in Makati City, a two-storey cutting-edge facility housing the group’s network teams. Equipped with top-tier network monitoring and multimedia conferencing facilities, among others, the IOC is seen to enhance PLDT and Smart’s capability to deliver world-class, leveled-up services.

ABOUT PLDT
PLDT is the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco company. Through its principal business groups – from fixed lines to wireless – PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications and digital services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and cellular networks.

PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE:TEL) and its American Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:PHI). PLDT has one of the largest market capitalizations among Philippine­ listed companies.

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ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions (ACEN RES) is the supply retail electricity unit of the Ayala Group. It is a licensed retail electricity supplier and renewable energy solutions provider powering businesses and industries through the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) and the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP).

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