Linden Suites taps RE from First Gen

The Linden Suites is the first hotel in the country to source 100 percent of its power requirements from renewable energy (RE), the power arm of the Lopez Group said on Wednesday.

First Gen Corp. and Energy Development Corp. (First Gen and EDC) signed up The Linden Suites as their customer under the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) of the Department of Energy (DOE).

“Today not only marks a milestone for The Linden Suites, but for the Philippine hotel industry, as we became the very first hotel in the country to switch its power source to 100 percent renewable energy,” said the hotel’s general manager Ma. Celeste Romualdo.

The Linden Suites switched to First Gen and EDC’s geothermal energy starting March 26 coinciding with the worldwide observation of Earth Hour.

“By joining the GEOP, The Linden Suites now boasts of avoiding 1,203 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which is equivalent to 123,000 gallons of gasoline and about 18,000 tree seedlings cultivated over a ten-year period. As an independent, Filipino-owned city hotel, we hope our humble steps towards sustainability will inspire other businesses to move forward in the same direction, for our collective future,” added Romualdo.

Carlo Vega, First Gen Corporation’s Vice President for Power Marketing, Trading, and Economics, said the group’s goal of a decarbonized and regenerative future requires a major shift—one that needs the participation of different stakeholders.

“Among these stakeholders, our customers play a crucial role. We put our customers at the center of the work that we do. And in this shift, we will continuously focus on our customer’s progress, and not just our product, in order to achieve our mission of decarbonization and regeneration,” he said.

The Linden Suites operates as a multi-use hotel for leisure and essential businesses, returning Overseas Filipinos, and those requiring quarantine accommodations. Located in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, The four-star hotel has 168 accommodation units that provide comfort and convenience to its guests.