The APRI MakBan geothermal power plant is powering Nestlé Philippines in championing sustainability. The food company is in the midst of transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy and recently unveiled bigger and bolder commitments towards a net zero future — and they are relying on AboitizPower to make this happen.

At the recently held 2021 Net Zero Fair, AboitizPower Head of Commercial Operations Business Unit, Sandro Aboitiz, highlighted the value of renewable energy to Nestle’s net zero journey:

Through the supply of Cleanergy to Nestlé Philippines, we are able to reduce greenhouse gas in the equivalent amount of 24,736 cars driven in a year, or 12.8 million gallons of gasoline consumed, or 14 billion smartphones charged. We look forward to continuing this journey with Nestlé Philippines in growing their business and helping them achieve their sustainability goals even beyond their need for renewable energy.

He added that Nestlé’s net zero targets are very much aligned with AboitizPower’s 10-year strategy of significantly growing its Cleanergy portfolio to a 50:50 balance of renewable-to-thermal capacities by 2030. This entails investments focused on wind, hydro, and solar, as well as expanding into other technologies such as battery — all to help build the country’s renewable energy market and contribute to the global sustainability goals.

AboitizPower, together with its partners, is currently the largest owner and operator of renewable energy facilities in the country based on installed capacity. It has been Nestlé's Cleanergy partner since 2013 and, today, supplies about 24.46 MW of clean and renewable energy to the multinational company’s factories in Luzon, as well as its head office in Makati City.

Their long-term partnership is proof that organizations with large energy requirements can switch to more sustainable business operations and help build a more sustainable future through clean and renewable energy.