Aboitiz, San Miguel leading power generators in Ph on January 18, 2021 at 4:01 pm
Aboitiz Power Corporation remains the country’s top power generating firm, closely followed by San Miguel Corporation, based on the latest data from the Department of Energy (DOE).
The DOE, in its 37th Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) Implementation Status Report, said that AboitizPower has the largest market share in terms of generating capacity nationwide from May to October 2020, with 4,973 megawatts (MW) or 21.2% of the 23,410MW total installed capacity. San Miguel followed with 4,856MW or 20.7%. Lopez-run First Gen Corporation came in at third with 3,568MW or 15.2%.
On a per grid basis, San Miguel is Luzon’s biggest power generator with 4,556MW (28.4%) of the 16,044MW total capacity, followed by AboitizPower at second with 3,402MW (21.2%), and First Gen at third with 2,518MW (15.7%).