Philippine telecoms provider Globe Telecom has begun transitioning over 3,000 cell sites and low-energy facilities in Metro Manila and Region IV-A to renewable energy, aiming to complete the shift by 2028 under the Energy Regulatory Commission’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP), the company said.
“This allows us to address the urgent need to reduce emissions at scale,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer. “By expanding our sourcing of renewable energy to thousands of additional sites, we are taking deliberate steps toward our Net Zero goals.”
Globe said the move would avoid an estimated 5.5 million kilograms of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emissions annually, generating about 80 million kilowatt-hours of electricity through renewable energy sources.
The RAP mechanism enables businesses with combined peak demand averaging at least 500 kilowatts to negotiate directly with retail electricity suppliers, such as ACEN RES.
Globe previously contracted renewable energy supply for 33 high-energy sites, 22 of which were secured through agreements with ACEN RES, part of the Ayala Group.
“This collaboration with Globe reflects the strength of synergies across the Ayala group in driving meaningful climate action,” said Irene Maranan, SVP and Head for Communications & Sustainability at ACEN. “We are not only accelerating Globe’s Scope 2 emissions reduction, but also advancing our collective net zero ambition.”
The initiative supports the Department of Energy’s targets to raise the share of renewables in the Philippines’ energy mix to 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040.
Globe aims for a 42% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and 25% in Scope 3 emissions by 2030, with a long-term goal of cutting total emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2021 baseline.
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