First Gen has sealed a  renewable energy supply deal with Southville Global Education Network (SGEN), which aggregated over 1,800 kilowatts of electricity demand across its campuses to transition to direct clean power.

The agreement marks the completion of SGEN’s power demand aggregation across its network of schools, enabling it to directly contract electricity supply from First Gen under the country’s competitive power market framework.

The aggregated demand spans multiple institutions under SGEN, including Southville International School and Colleges, Asian SEED Academy of Technology, South Mansfield College, and other affiliated campuses covering basic to post-graduate education.

Power for the schools will be sourced from the Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plant in Kananga, Leyte, providing a cleaner and more reliable energy supply for campus operations.

The transition forms part of SGEN’s broader push to reduce its carbon footprint while improving long-term energy cost efficiency.

“Our partnership with First Gen aligns with our mission of environmental stewardship, climate action, and future-ready education, ensuring that campus growth does not come at the expense of planetary well-being,” said Dr. Genevieve Ledesma-Laurel, Southville Founder and Chief Executive Mentor.

“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,” she added.

The shift to renewable energy was enabled through the government’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) and Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA), which allow electricity consumers within a close area or those with multiple facilities under a single owner to pool demand and directly negotiate with a supplier once the minimum 500-kilowatt threshold is met.

“We are proud to partner with SGEN as it continually decarbonizes its facilities. We are committed to supporting SGEN in ensuring uninterrupted learning and research activities, building future-ready academic institutions,” said Carlo Vega, First Gen Chief Customer Engagement Officer.

First Gen operates 1,700 megawatts of renewable energy capacity across geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar sources, positioning it as one of the country’s leading providers of clean energy.

To complement its renewable portfolio and support energy security, the company also holds a 40% stake in four gas-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 2,017 megawatts.

Could more institutions follow this model to access renewable energy while improving cost efficiency?

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