PH'S FIRST E-COMMUNITY. The first off-grid electronic community in the Philippines in Barangay Puhagan in Valencia, Negros Oriental, was formally launched Monday (Oct. 4, 2021) by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), Department of Information and Communications Technology, and other partners. Norreen Bautista, EDC Corporate Social Responsibility head for Negros, and Governor Roel Degamo led the on-site switch-on ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Irma Faith Pal) DUMAGUETE CITY - Residents of Barangay Puhagan in Valencia, Negros Oriental will now be enjoying free Wi-Fi following Monday's switch-on ceremony for the country's first off-grid, electronic (e-) community. Renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC), owned by First Gen Corporation, led the switch-on ceremony on site, which was also linked virtually via Zoom, together with its partners, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industr
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NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. EDC’s 112.5MW Palinpinon-1 geothermal power plant in Valencia, Negros Oriental has been supplying clean, renewable 24/7 power to Negros and other parts of Luzon and Visayas for over 37 years. (Contributed photo)
+ March 06, 2021 FORTY-FIVE years ago on March 5, Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) was established to reduce the country’s dependence on imported fuels by harnessing indigenous power primarily from geothermal sources.
Fast forward to today, EDC continues to live up to its mandate to generate low carbon, clean power and may have expanded its portfolio to include solar, wind, and hydro but geothermal remains as its core business.