Manila Water goes fully renewable for East Zone

Manila Water Co., Inc. is powering its facilities in its East Zone service area with 100-percent renewable energy, the first in the Philippine water industry.

The Razon-backed company on Wednesday said it had signed a renewable retail supply deal with AdventEnergy, the retail power arm of Aboitiz Power Corp., to boost its goal of slashing its carbon footprint.

Under the agreement, AdventEnergy will provide electricity to the utility’s operations in Metro Manila and Rizal.

Under its concession agreement with the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, Manila Water serves eastern Metro Manila —covering parts of Marikina, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Pateros, Mandaluyong, San Juan and portions of Quezon City and Manila—and several towns in Rizal province.

Meanwhile, Manila Water’s noneast zone business operations will source 20 percent of their power needs from renewable energy.

These include operations under subsidiaries Cebu Water, Tagum Water, Calbayog Water, Laguna Water, Estate Water, LARC Water, Boracay Water and South Luzon Water.

“It truly makes a difference in the lives of our customers knowing that a water utility can work with a partner like AdventEnergy to deliver sustainable solutions that we have worked so hard to pursue,” Manila Water president and CEO Roberto Locsin said in a statement.

In May 2025, Manila Water’s 11 treatment facilities that serve the popular tourist destination Boracay Island also entered the government’s power aggregation program (RAP). This marked the initiative’s expansion into the Visayas region.

Under the RAP, customers can choose their electricity providers as well as shift to clean energy sources.

See Also

Power spot prices edged higher in December

Multiple consumers that share a common area can also pool their demand to hit the 500-kilowatt minimum threshold.

According to the Energy Regulatory Commission, implementing the RAP could promote competition while allowing consumers to manage their power costs.

In the first three quarters of 2025, Manila Water logged a 25-percent increase in its profit, reaching nearly P12.6 billion.

This was driven by the strong operations of its east zone concession and noneast zone Philippines businesses.