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First Gen profit rises after strategic energy pivot 

First Gen Corp. posted an 8 percent increase in attributable recurring net income for 2025 to USD264 million (P15.2 billion), driven by stronger hydro output and higher electricity sales, as the company accelerates its shift toward renewable energy.

First Gen buys into Prime Infrastructure hydropower projects in P75B deal

First Gen Corp., controlled by the Lopez family, is acquiring a 40 percent equity stake in pumped storage hydropower portfolio Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., part of billionaire Enrique Razon Jr.’s infrastructure venture, for P75 billion. 

PCC green lights Prime Infra, First Gen deal

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the planned energy deal with First Gen Corp., giving the power firms the regulatory go-ahead to form...

First Gen posts flat earnings amid challenges

First Gen Corporation, the Lopez Group’s clean and renewable energy firm, said recurring attributable net income for the first half was flat at USD151 million (P8.6 billion) from from USD150 million (P8.4 billion) in the same period last year.

Fresh River Lakes secures ₱15-B loan facility

Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Gen Corp., has secured a total of P15 billion in loan facilities from three major Philippine banks—BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC). 

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