Founded in 1929 and acquired by Aboitiz & Company in 1946, Davao Light and Power Company is the third largest privately-owned electric utility in the Philippines. It holds the franchise for distributing electric power to Davao City, the largest city in the world in terms of land area, as well as Panabo City and the municipalities of Carmen, Dujali, and Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte. On September 29, 2000, the franchise was renewed for another 25 years by virtue of Republic Act 8960.
In 2007, the company sold 1.331 billion kilowatt-hours to 247,341 customers with a peak demand of 245 megawatts (MW). Among the country's most efficiently run power utilities, its systems loss rate of 8.13% is well below the government mandated cap of 9.50%.
Davao Light maintains a 54.7 MW standby diesel power plant, operated as needed to stabilize voltage as well as augment the power supply of its primary generating sources. It makes use of a fully functional automated mapping and facilities management (AM/FM) system to track the location of electric distribution assets in its 3,561 square kilometer franchise. Also in place is a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, a facility that allows remote real-time data gathering and control of equipment in all power substations.
High-end computers, sophisticated software, and other devices are being used to speed up meter reading, streamline billing, provide efficient and prompt response to customer inquiries, generate management information, and analyze electrical grid information .
Special attention has been devoted to improving Davao Light's service standards. Innovative re-engineering efforts have cut down service cycle times. Outsourcing of tasks and reallocating manpower and other resources has allowed the utility to improve productivity while keeping costs relatively stable. Current efforts focus on teamwork, service excellence, and professionalism, in preparation for a deregulated and competitive environment.
Now and in the future, Davao Light is committed to deliver reliable and efficient service at reasonable rates.
Vision Statement
We aim to be the country's leader in providing electric power and related services by becoming a world-class electric distribution company.
The ultimate satisfaction of our customers is the driving purpose of our existence.
We aspire for excellence in everything we do by adhering to the highest standards of professionalism, by making integrity the foundation of all our relationships, and by focusing on the unlimited potential of our people.
We are a responsible partner on the road to progress and development, essential to our community's collective hope for a better life.
We will light the way.