EvoEnergi, an affiliate of D&L Industries, Inc. led by the Lao family, is powering the transition of a group of Boracay hotels into becoming the first retail-aggregated hotel group in the country.

The company said over the weekend that the tie-up brought together Discovery World Boracay, Hue Hotels and Resorts of Luana Life & Style Leisure Inc., The Lind Boracay of Scottland Leisure Inc., and Ferra Premier together with Ferra Hotel & Garden Suites of JenGroup Leisure Inc. into a single aggregated group under the brand EVO Boracay.

EvoEnergi said EVO Boracay combines five hotels with a peak demand of about 1,360 kilowatts, meeting the criteria of the government’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP). The program allows power consumers with facilities collectively exceeding 500 kilowatts to pool their electricity requirements and participate in the Competitive Retail Electricity Market.

“This is a historic milestone for Boracay and the hospitality industry as a whole,” EvoEnergi President Julian Jacob Lao. 

“The EVO Boracay Retail Aggregated Group is now empowered to take charge of its energy costs, especially given its seasonal requirements. The savings can be invested back into enhancing guest services, helping make Boracay an even more attractive destination for tourists,” he added. 

Discovery Boracay Hotel Manager Erwin Peter Lopez said joining the RAP with neighboring hotels gave them a “cooperative advantage,” helping reduce electricity costs and providing access to more sustainable energy sources.

Luana Life & Style Leisure Inc. Managing Director Dexter Ivan Lee said he appreciated EvoEnergi for introducing the Retail Aggregation Program and pooling the hotels’ electricity demand to secure better generation rates.

“This cooperative program, where hotels join forces to save together, stands as a powerful statement of resilience amid Boracay’s recent tourism downturn,” he added.

Mervin Velasco, The Lind Hotels’ Group Director for Engineering, said switching to EvoEnergi enables the hotels to forecast energy costs better and allocate resources more efficiently, especially given the seasonal nature of their operations.