Aboitiz Power Explained

AboitizPower
Type:Public
Foundation:Philippines
Parent:Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Website:https://aboitizpower.com/
Location:NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
Subsid:Davao Light and Power Company
Visayan Electric Company
Cotabato Light and Power Company
Hijos de F. Escaño, Inc.
Pampanga Energy Ventures Inc.
San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co.
Subic Enerzone Corp.
Revenue: 110.38 billion
Revenue Year:2020
Net Income: ₱14.82 billion
Net Income Year:2020
Assets: ₱397.93 billion
Assets Year:2020
Equity: ₱127.16 billion
Equity Year:2020

Aboitiz Power Corporation also known as AboitizPower (AP), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), is a holding company engaged in power distribution, generation and retail electricity services.[1] [2]

Background

Aboitiz Power Corporation was established on February 13, 1998.[3] The company is AEV's largest subsidiary, contributing 71% of its total income in the first three months of 2019, and holds all of its assets in generation and distribution of electricity.[4] [5] The company's power generation unit is engaged in operations of solar, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and geothermal facilities.[6] [7] [8]

On July 16, 2007, it became a publicly-listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange with an initial public offering of 1.8 billion shares out of 7.2 billion registered common shares.[9]

The company established the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP), a joint venture with Norway-based company SN Power Invest AS, in 2005 with the goal of producing renewable energy.[10] [11] It introduced the floating solar farm, the method of putting solar panels on a body of water to lessen land use, in Tawi-tawi and Magat Dam in Isabela.[12] [13]

In April 2019, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Senate Committee on Energy conducted separate probes on a series of power outages in Luzon that were said to be caused by alleged collusion among power firms as a way to increase electricity prices.[14] [15] Power companies denied the claim, and Aboitiz Power Corporation stated that the said outages were "bad for business" and they were open to any investigation.[16] According to the Department of Energy, the outages were due to technical issues caused by old and new power plants, maintenance shutdown, and reduction of power rating of some facilities.[17]

Subsidiaries

The company's subsidiaries include Aboitiz Energy Solutions Inc., Davao Light & Power Co. Inc., Cotabato Light & Power Co., Hijos de F. Escaño, Inc., Pampanga Energy Ventures Inc., San Fernando Electric Light and Power Co., Subic Enerzone Corp., and Visayan Electric Co., Inc.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aboitiz Power to raise P8.4B from IPO. GMA News Online. en-US. July 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: Next AboitizPower CEO won't come from Aboitiz clan. Rivas. Ralf. Rappler. April 22, 2019 . en. July 27, 2019.
  3. Web site: Aboitiz Power Corporation. edge.pse.com.ph. July 27, 2019.
  4. Web site: Aboitiz Power shares close flat in PSE debut. philstar.com. July 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: AboitizPower, AEV report lower net earnings. May 2, 2019. Sunstar. English. July 27, 2019.
  6. Web site: Aboitiz Power taps GE for 'digital twin'. Manila Bulletin Business. en-US. July 27, 2019.
  7. Web site: AboitizPower putting up more solar rooftops. philstar.com. July 27, 2019.
  8. Web site: As renewable energy becomes trendy, Aboitiz Power goes into solar roof business. Domingo. Ronnel W.. business.inquirer.net. April 3, 2018 . en. July 27, 2019.
  9. Web site: PSE OKs Aboitiz Power IPO. GMA News Online. en-US. July 27, 2019.
  10. Web site: Aboitiz teams up with Norwegian firm to bid for hydropower projects in RP. philstar.com. July 27, 2019.
  11. News: Floating solar project started in Magat Dam. Manila Standard. July 27, 2019. en.
  12. Web site: DA taps Aboitiz unit to build floating solar farms prototype. Manila Bulletin Business. en-US. July 28, 2019.
  13. Web site: Isabela dam hosts floating solar panels. INQUIRER.net. newsinfo.inquirer.net. July 8, 2019 . en. July 28, 2019.
  14. Web site: Forces of darkness? - Lenie Lectura. Lectura. Lenie. May 5, 2019. BusinessMirror. en-US. July 27, 2019.
  15. Web site: Power firms deny collusion allegations. Rivas. Ralf. Rappler. April 15, 2019 . en. July 27, 2019.
  16. Web site: Aboitiz Power welcomes probe on alleged collusion in power sector. www.pna.gov.ph. en. July 27, 2019.
  17. Web site: DOE, gencos: Collusion didn't cause brownouts DOE Department of Energy Portal. www.doe.gov.ph. July 27, 2019.