Powering Subic’s Next Chapter. Key executives from Aboitiz Group and SBMA (from left), AboitzPower’s Distribution Utilities Group President and COO Ronaldo Ramos, Aboitiz Group President and CEO Sabin Aboitiz, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Engr. Eduardo Jose Aliño, Subic EnerZone OIC President and General Manager Jay Navarro, AboitizPower Distribution Business Group Executive Chairman Anton Mari Perdices, and AboitizPower President and CEO Danel Aboitiz, gather at the official renewal of Subic EnerZone’s power distribution partnership with SBMA for another 25 years.
Subic EnerZone Corporation, an AboitizPower distribution utility, has extended its partnership with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) for another 25 years, securing the continued operation and management of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone’s power network.
Subic EnerZone has powered the special economic zone since October 2003. As of February 28, 2026, it has served more than 3,750 customer connections across industrial, commercial, and residential locators, along with public streetlights and industrial accounts under Retail Electricity Supply (RES).
Since taking over management of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone’s power distribution system, Subic EnerZone has played a pivotal role in driving local economic development, keeping total system loss at 4.37% as of end-2025, well below the government-mandated 5.50% cap for private distribution utilities.
At the ceremony, leaders emphasized how a modernized power network will serve as the backbone for SBMA’s long-term master development plans. Anton Perdices, Executive Chairman of the AboitizPower Distribution Utilities (APDU), opened the event by underscoring the deep-rooted synergy between the Aboitiz Group and SBMA, reiterating Subic EnerZone’s commitment to powering progress.
“Subic has always been a place of possibility—a Freeport where businesses grow, industries connect, and communities build better lives. As Subic moves into its next chapter, reliable electricity will remain essential to that progress. It supports the daily work of locators, the services people depend on, and the opportunities that continued investment can bring,” Perdices said.
“For AboitizPower Distribution Utilities and Subic EnerZone, this partnership carries a clear responsibility: to plan alongside SBMA, strengthen the systems that serve the Freeport, and prepare for its changing needs. That work calls for practical planning, close coordination, and a long-term view of reliability and growth,” he added.
Jay Navarro, OIC President and General Manager of Subic EnerZone, detailed system upgrades, growth roadmaps, and reliability enhancement plans designed to support SBMA’s vision for a modern, resilient, and future-ready economic hub.
“Looking ahead, we are ready for Subic’s growth. Our demand and capacity forecasts project a steady rise in power needs. With Subic’s position as the Global Gateway of the Luzon Economic Corridor, these forecasts will change significantly and we are prepared for it,” Navarro shared.
In the turnover, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Engr. Eduardo Jose Aliño also presented SBMA’s strategic direction and upcoming developments, emphasizing how reliable energy infrastructure directly reinforces investor confidence and economic momentum in Subic.
“Today, we renew our commitment to a partnership that has served Subic Bay well–SBMA and Subic EnerZone working together to modernize our infrastructure, to keep the power on, and build a more sustainable freeport,” Aliño emphasized.
“Our contract runs until 2028 but we are not waiting for it to end. We are moving forward with each renewal because the needs of this region keep changing—and a good partnership has to change with them. Our work with Subic Enerzone, which delivers power for the people of Zambales and Bataan, shows that this approach works.”
As of February 28, 2026, AboitizPower owned, directly and indirectly through Davao Light, a 99.98% equity interest in Subic EnerZone.
