PLDT Inc. on Wednesday announced transitioning 17 of its high-power-consuming facilities, including its main offices in Makati City, to renewable energy (RE) under the Competitive Retail Electricity Market (CREM) program.
The facilities, with a combined monthly demand of over 15,000 kW, now secure RE through an agreement with MPower, the retail electricity unit of Meralco. The sites powered by RE include the Ramon Cojuangco Building and the Makati General Office that alone consume over 2,200 kW a month.
This initiative is expected to cut PLDT’s carbon emissions by approximately 18,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually, supporting its target of a 40 percent greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2030.
“Embracing renewable energy is a strategic step in transforming how we power connectivity,” said PLDT COO and network head Menardo Jimenez Jr., emphasizing the company’s commitment to sustainability.
Earlier, PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications registered 153 sites under the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), enabling smaller facilities with a combined demand of over 2,500 kW to access RE. The group plans to extend RAP coverage to more sites in Visayas and Mindanao by year-end.
Beyond renewable sourcing, PLDT is also upgrading its network infrastructure from copper to energy-efficient fiber optics, while Smart continues to use AI to monitor and optimize energy use across its nationwide cell sites.
