Amid the current energy state of emergency and rising electricity demand during the summer months, SM Supermalls reinforces its energy-efficiency practices to serve its customers and surrounding communities without disruption while sustaining its operations.

SM Group operates the country’s largest rooftop solar panel network among property developers. Its investment in renewable energy began in 2014 with the first installation of solar panels at SM North EDSA—long before government mandates on sustainability and the current pressures on alternative power sources amid the energy crisis. With over 200,000 panels installed across 59 mall properties, covering 65 hectares, this expansive system powers SM’s most-loved malls through a hybrid energy strategy, helping them run more efficiently and sustainably.

Impact on Communities

Collectively, these panels generate 106 MWp of solar power, meeting over 50% of the mall operator’s electricity needs and helping ensure stable operations—from lighting to elevators. By integrating solar energy, SM reduces costs, improves efficiency, and delivers a more reliable, comfortable experience for tenants and shoppers.

This hybrid energy strategy, paired with its adjusted mall operating hours, reduces SM’s reliance on the national grid, easing pressure on the overall energy supply and freeing up capacity for households, schools, hospitals, offices, and essential services in its surrounding communities, particularly during peak hours. 

SM’s reinforced energy efficiency thrust amid the energy crisis is its latest effort in pursuit of transformative sustainability, action that results in impactful, tangible value to customers and its surrounding communities.