Energy Development Corporation

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Energy Development Corporation
Company type Public
PSE:  EDC
Industry Energy
Founded1976;49 years ago (1976)
Areas served
Luzon, Leyte, Negros
Products Renewable energy
Parent Lopez Holdings Corporation
Website www.energy.com.ph

Energy Development Corporation (or simply EDC) is a renewable energy company in the Philippines. It is involved in alternative energy projects, including geothermal, hydroelectric and wind energy projects.

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The company was formerly owned by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), a corporation owned by the Philippine government. EDC was privatized and acquired by the Lopez Group in 2007.

History

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) used to be a subsidiary of the state-owned Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) established under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 334 on November 9, 1973 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos. EDC itself was established via PD No. 927 in 1976 to as the geothermal energy exploration and development arm of PNOC. [1] [2] It was established as a response to the oil embargo by the OPEC member-states following the Yom Kippur War. [2]

The EDC commissioned the Tongonan and Palinpinon Geothermal Plants in 1983. [2] In the 1990s, EDC commissioned the BacMan Geothermal Power Plant. [3] [4]

The privitazation of EDC began in the mid-2000s. In late 2006, the company had its initial public offering and was listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange. [5] The First Philippine Holdings Corporation of the Lopez Group took over in 2007. [6] [7]

The privatized-EDC acquired the properties it developed from the national government. This includes the Tongonan and Palinpinon geothermal stations in 2009, [8] and the BacMan station 2010. [9] The BacMan Plant which was shut down in 2009 became fully operational again by 2014. [10]

In 2012, EDC was granted Newen, a geothermal concession area in Chile, marking its expansion overseas. [11]

Affiliates

First Gen is the operator of the 132 megawatts Pantabangan Hydroelectric Powerplant and Masiway Hydroelectric Powerplant both in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.
Green Core is the operator of the 305 megawatts Tongonan and the Palinpinon geothermal plants in Leyte and Negros Oriental respectively.

Powerplants

References

  1. "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Annual Report. Philippine National Oil Company: 41. 2005.
  2. 1 2 3 Gallarde, Juancho R.; Partlow, Judy Flores. "EDC marks 30 years of geothermal plant operation in Valencia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  3. Remo, Amy (April 8, 2013). "BacMan's 55-MW facility resumes operations". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. Gatdula, Donnabelle. "EDC unit completes purchase of Bacman geothermal complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  5. Peña, Zinnia B. Dela (December 4, 2006). "PNOC-EDC sets IPO price at P3.20". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  6. Gatdula, Donnabelle L. (September 17, 2005). "NG decides to push back privatization of PNOC-EDC". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  7. "PNOC-EDC goes to First Gen". GMA News. November 22, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  8. Gatdula, Donnabelle L. (October 26, 2009). "EDC takes over Tongonan, Palinpinon geothermal plants". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  9. "EDC starts commercial operations of BacMan plants". GMA News. February 26, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  10. Gonzales, Iris (November 22, 2014). "BacMan geothermal facility now completely operational". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  11. Remo, Amy R. (January 25, 2012). "Lopez affiliate EDC gets geothermal concession area in Chile". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  12. Calderon, Justin (May 25, 2013). "Philippines expands wind, geothermal". Inside Investor. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  13. Ote, Leonardo; de Jesus, Agnes (1997). "Mt. Apo Geothermal Project: A Learning Experience in Sustainable Development". Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
  14. Dinoy, Orlando B. (June 2, 2019). "Mt. Apo's Manobo tribe gets royalty from power plants' operation". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2025.