Globe Telecom is scaling up its commitment to renewable energy, announcing the transition of more than 3,000 low-energy sites in Metro Manila and Region IV-A to 100 percent renewable energy (RE) by 2028. The shift marks a significant step in the company’s net-zero roadmap.
The initiative makes Globe the first telecommunications and digital service provider in the country to adopt the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), which allows businesses to consolidate electricity demand across multiple facilities and contract directly with retail electricity suppliers. This move expands Globe’s RE sourcing efforts beyond previous participation in the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) and Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA), which the company pioneered in 2019.
Through the RAP framework, Globe has partnered with ACEN RES to supply approximately 80 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually to the 3,000+ sites, avoiding an estimated 5.5 million kilograms of carbon emissions each year. The program strengthens Globe’s ongoing efforts to decarbonize its operations, building on existing renewable energy use in 33 high-demand facilities, 22 of which are already powered by ACEN RES through long-term power purchase agreements.
“This shift to renewables through RAP allows us to accelerate emissions reduction at scale,” said Yoly Crisanto, chief sustainability and corporate communications officer at Globe. “It proves that clean energy is both viable and necessary for all levels of operation.”
The move supports Globe’s science-based climate targets, including a 42 percent cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25 percent reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030, with a long-term goal to reduce absolute emissions across all scopes by 90 percent by 2050, based on a 2021 baseline.
The partnership also aligns with the Department of Energy’s national targets of increasing the renewable share in the country’s energy mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040. Irene Maranan, SVP for communications & sustainability, emphasized the role of the Ayala Group in driving group-wide climate action: “By enabling the shift of over 3,000 sites, we are advancing Globe’s Scope 2 reductions and our collective net-zero ambition.”
Globe’s renewable energy initiatives have earned international recognition, including a feature in the GSMA’s Mobile Net Zero: State of the Industry on Climate Action 2025 report.
With this transition, Globe reaffirms its leadership in sustainability, integrating climate action more deeply across its commercial operations.
