Jollibee Group commissaries in the Philippines are now operating on 99-percent renewable electricity through a partnership with First Gen Corp., marking a significant step in the company’s push for operational resilience and sustainability.
The transition to geothermal energy is powered by Bac-Man Geothermal Inc., a subsidiary of First Gen. The initiative forms part of Jollibee’s broader renewable energy program and builds on previous efforts to integrate solar power across its Philippine facilities.
First Gen, the leading renewable energy provider in the country, supplies the Jollibee Group with 11 megawatts of electricity from its Bac-Man geothermal power plants. By sourcing geothermal power, the Jollibee Group expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70 percent across the covered sites, aligning with its “Joy for Tomorrow” sustainability agenda.
Jollibee Group and First Gen executives held a ceremonial switch-on on Jan. 29 at the Jollibee Group commissary in Laguna to formally commence the use of renewable electricity at the facility.
The partnership follows a 2023 agreement where the Jollibee Group tapped First Gen to install 17,000 solar panels with more than 9 megawatts of capacity at its logistics hubs in Paranaque and Laguna. Those projects, which included a Remote Energy Monitoring System to optimize electricity usage, were completed in 2024.
