Meralco Drives Green Mobility With Electric Vehicles For Its Fleet

As the deluge of cars in the metro brings about concerning levels of fuel emissions and air pollution, more motorists are looking at electric vehicles as a way to lessen the carbon footprint of traveling by car. In turn, companies are also pushing for corporate sustainability as their contribution to environmental protection.

For one, Meralco started centering its strategy and operations on sustainability in 2019. The electric power distribution company’s agenda, ‘Powering the Good Life,’ is even grounded in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Meralco, as an organization, has conducted sustainability programs in accordance with its Power, Planet, People, and Prosperity pillars.

Case in point: To accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility and clean energy, Meralco has also ramped up and expanded its rollout of electric vehicles (EV) through its Green Mobility Program.

Currently, the power distribution company has 128 EVs as part of its fleet. These include electric cars, vans, pick-up trucks, and motorcycles, which will cater to the transportation needs of its Business Centers and Sector Offices to service its customers within the franchise area.

With this new batch of EVs, Meralco is on track with its plan to electrify 25% of its vehicle fleet by 2030. As of now, all Meralco Metro Manila Business Centers are equipped with service vehicles that are electric.

Meralco is also installing charging stations around its facilities and franchise areas for its EV fleet.

Meanwhile, eSakay Inc., a Meralco subsidiary, is helping further the Green Mobility agenda by offering institutional customers and the riding public end-to-end EV options and charging infrastructures.

Meralco’s chief sustainability officer and eSakay president and CEO Raymond B. Ravelo said in a previous interview: “Beyond delivering accessible and reliable electricity service to households and businesses, we, in Meralco, are also at the forefront of providing sustainable solutions to our customers.

“With our important and intensified shift to vehicle electrification, we hope to influence and inspire others to follow suit and to likewise embed sustainability in their operations.”

The Green Mobility Program is only one of Meralco’s many sustainability pillars aimed at “Powering the Good Life.” For the power distribution company, this means providing energy, protecting the planet, empowering the people, and fostering a prosperous nation, not only for us, but for the future of generations to come.

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