Aboitiz Power
Aboitiz Power Corporation also known as Aboitiz Power (AP), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), is a holding company engaged in power distribution, generation and retail electricity services.[2][3][4]
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Traded as | PSE: AP |
Founded | Philippines February 13, 1998 |
Headquarters | NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila |
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Parent | Aboitiz Equity Ventures |
Subsidiaries | Davao Light and Power Company Visayan Electric Company> Cotabato Light and Power Company Hijos de F. Escaño, Inc. Pampanga Energy Ventures Inc. San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co. Subic Enerzone Corp. |
Website | https://aboitizpower.com/ |
Background
Aboitiz Power Corporation was established on February 13, 1998.[2] The company is AEV's largest subsidiary, contributing 71% of its total income in the first three months of 2019, and holds all of its assets in generation and distribution of electricity.[3][5][6] The company's power generation unit is engaged in operations of solar, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and geothermal facilities.[7][8][9]
On July 16, 2007, it became a publicly-listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange with an initial public offering of 1.8 billion shares out of 7.2 billion registered common shares.[5][10]
The company established the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP), a joint venture with Norway-based company SN Power Invest AS, in 2005 with the goal of producing renewable energy.[11][12] It introduced the floating solar farm, the method of putting solar panels on a body of water to lessen land use, in Tawi-tawi and Magat Dam in Isabela.[13][14]
In April 2019, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Senate Committee on Energy conducted separate probes on a series of power outages in Luzon that were said to be caused by alleged collusion among power firms as a way to increase electricity prices.[15][16] Power companies denied the claim, and Aboitiz Power Corporation stated that the said outages were "bad for business" and they were open to any investigation.[16][17] According to the Department of Energy, the outages were due to technical issues caused by old and new power plants, maintenance shutdown, and reduction of power rating of some facilities.[18]
Subsidiaries
The company's subsidiaries include Aboitiz Energy Solutions Inc., Davao Light & Power Co. Inc., Cotabato Light & Power Co., Hijos de F. Escaño, Inc., Pampanga Energy Ventures Inc., San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co., Subic Enerzone Corp., and Visayan Electric Co., Inc.[5]
References
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- "Aboitiz Power to raise P8.4B from IPO". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
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- "Aboitiz Power shares close flat in PSE debut". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "AboitizPower, AEV report lower net earnings". Sunstar. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "Aboitiz Power taps GE for 'digital twin'". Manila Bulletin Business. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "AboitizPower putting up more solar rooftops". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- Domingo, Ronnel W. "As renewable energy becomes trendy, Aboitiz Power goes into solar roof business". business.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "PSE OKs Aboitiz Power IPO". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "Aboitiz teams up with Norwegian firm to bid for hydropower projects in RP". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "Floating solar project started in Magat Dam". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "DA taps Aboitiz unit to build floating solar farms prototype". Manila Bulletin Business. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- INQUIRER.net. "Isabela dam hosts floating solar panels". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- Lectura, Lenie (2019-05-05). "Forces of darkness? - Lenie Lectura". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- Rivas, Ralf. "Power firms deny collusion allegations". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "Aboitiz Power welcomes probe on alleged collusion in power sector". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- "DOE, gencos: Collusion didn't cause brownouts | DOE | Department of Energy Portal". www.doe.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-07-27.