Globe to shift over 3K cell sites to renewable energy

Globe Telecom is targeting to energize more than 3,000 of its cell sites with renewable energy by 2028.

Globe 5G image in BGC

Shift to 100 percent renewable energy?

In a statement, the company said it has begun shifting cell sites and other low-energy utilization facilities to clean electricity.

Globe said it was the first telco in the Philippine market to adopt the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).

With RAP, we are able to address the urgent need to reduce emissions at scale. By expanding our sourcing of renewable energy to thousands of additional sites, we are taking deliberate steps toward our Net Zero goals and proving that clean energy is not only viable but necessary across all operational levels, said Yoly Crisanto, Globe's chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications officer.

RAP is a government initiative allowing a single owner or business franchise to aggregate its electricity-consuming facilities within a distribution utility's franchise area, provided their combined peak demand over the past three months averages at least 500 kilowatts.

This latest effort follows Globe's ongoing use of renewable energy across 33 high energy-utilization facilities, 22 of which are supported by power purchase agreements with another Ayala-led firm, ACEN RES.

Globe said this move is in line with the government's target to expand renewable energy’s share in the electricity generation mix to 35 percent by 2030.t