Globe Telecom Inc. said Wednesday it completed the deployment of hybrid solar power across 26 sites nationwide, advancing its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and environmental sustainability.
The program, which ran from 2022 to 2023, focused on integrating hybrid solar power across 26 diverse Globe sites, including three in the National Capital Region (NCR), 17 in South Luzon and six in Mindanao.
The sites include off-grid towers traditionally dependent on diesel generation sets but can be fully powered either solely by renewable energy with a battery energy storage system or a combination of renewables and diesel fuel.
The technology was also tested in bad-grid tower sites experiencing frequent power outages and in good-grid tower sites that utilize a mix of coal and renewable energy sources from the power grid.
Globe said results of the initiative were remarkable, as the company saved over 119,000 liters of diesel fuel and avoided over 67,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity consumption, equating to about P6.9 million in savings.
These figures not only highlight the program’s effectiveness in reducing environmental impact but also underscore the potential for cost savings and efficiency improvements in sustainable energy solutions, it said.
“Successfully implementing hybrid solar power across multiple sites represents a big leap in our efforts to decarbonize our operations,” said Joel Agustin, head of Globe network planning and engineering.
“Beyond demonstrating our dedication to environmental stewardship, it also cements Globe’s status as the Most Sustainability-Driven Network Operator in the Philippines,” he said.