Southville Global turns to First Gen’s for power

The education sector is now becoming a key market for renewable energy as First Gen secured another supply deal.

The company has been tapped to energize Southville Global Education Network with geothermal power sourced from First Gen’s plant in Leyte.

The learning institution offers early childhood learning to postgraduate studies.

The supply agreement covers Southville International School and Colleges, Southville International School Affiliated with Foreign Universities, Asian SEED Academy of Technology, South Mansfield College, Southville International Institute of Medical Health Sciences, Stonyhurst Southville International School (Batangas Campus) and Southville Monarchs International School.

“Our transition to renewable energy will not only provide cleaner, more reliable power for campus operations, but also help ensure more strategic, long-term and cost-efficient power procurement,” said Genevieve Ledesma-Laurel, founder and chief executive mentor at Southville.

Just a month ago, Lyceum of the Philippines University also consolidated its power demand across its campuses in Batangas and Laguna as it teamed up with First Gen.

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That deal was made possible through the government’s retail aggregation and retail competition and open access programs, which allow consumers and enterprises to aggregate their demand to hit 500 kilowatts.

The retail aggregation program is expected to accommodate more customers as regulators approved the reduction of the threshold to 100 kilowatt per month, starting in June of this year.