A group of Boracay hotels has become the first retail-aggregated hotel group in the Philippines following a recent signing with EvoEnergi as their retail electricity supplier.
EvoEnergi, a fast-growing retail electricity supplier and member of the D&L Group of Companies, has united has united Discovery World Boracay, Hue Hotels and Resorts of Luana Life & Style Leisure Inc., The Lind Boracay of Scottland Leisure Inc., and Ferra Premier together with Ferra Hotel & Garden Suites of JenGroup Leisure Inc. into a single retail aggregated hotel group, collectively known as EVO Boracay.
EvoEnergi said the EVO Boracay group represents five hotels with a combined peak demand of 1.36 megawatts (MW), aggregated under the same business district criterion of the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).
This landmark partnership demonstrates how the government’s RAP has rapidly gained traction in less than two years since its implementation. The RAP allows power consumers to pool the electricity requirements of facilities that collectively meet the 500-kilowatt (kW) threshold, enabling them to join the Competitive Retail Electricity Market.
“This is a historic milestone for Boracay and the hospitality industry as a whole,” said Julian Jacob Lao, EvoEnergi president.
“The EVO Boracay Retail Aggregated Group is now empowered to take charge of its energy costs, especially given its seasonal requirements. The savings can be invested back into enhancing guest services, helping make Boracay an even more attractive destination for tourists,” he said.
Erwin Peter Lopez, Discovery Boracay hotel manager, said their decision to participate in the RAP alongside neighboring hotels provided them with a “cooperative advantage,” allowing them to join forces for a shared purpose of reducing electricity costs and gaining the ability to choose more sustainable energy sources. Alena Mae S. Flores
Dexter Ivan Lee, Luana Life & Style Leisure Inc. managing director, likewise expressed his appreciation to EvoEnergi as their retail aggregator for introducing the RAP and pooling the demand of Boracay hotels to get better generation rates.
Lee said this cooperative program, where hotels join forces to save together, stands as a powerful statement of resilience amid Boracay’s recent tourism downturn.
Mervin Velasco, group director for engineering of The Lind Hotels, also emphasized how the switch to EvoEnergi allows them to better forecast their energy costs and allocate resources more efficiently, particularly given the seasonal nature of their operations.
