Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. (DLPC) is a
Davao-based Filipino electricity company and the third largest privately owned
electric utility
An electric utility, or a power company, is a company in the electric power industry (often a public utility) that engages in electricity generation and distribution of electricity for sale generally in a regulated market. Electric utilities are ...
in the Philippines and is owned by
Aboitiz Power Corporation
Aboitiz Power Corporation also known as AboitizPower (AP), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), is a holding company engaged in power distribution, generation and retail electricity services.
Background
Aboitiz Power Corporation w ...
(AboitizPower). In 2007, the company had 247,341 customers and 290,000 customers in 2012. It serves Davao City and some parts of the Province of Davao Del Norte namely: Panabo City, Carmen, Braulio E. Dujali, Sto. Tomas, and some portions of Asuncion and Kapalong.
The company was founded in 1929 and originally owned by P. H. Frank but was sold to the
Aboitiz Group in 1941.
A house bill seeking to expand its franchise area was vetoed by Pres.
Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...
on July 27, 2022.
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Electric power companies of the Philippines
Companies based in Davao City
Philippine companies established in 1929
1929 establishments in the Philippines