“

A veteran in the Philippines’

power industry, Alsons Power

Group’s Edgar D Sevilles is

meeting the challenges of a highly

competitive market and a rapidly

expanding economy.

WORDS HOLLY JOHNSON • IMAGES JASPER SALCEDA

O

ver the past 42 years, Edgar D

Sevilles has played a pivotal role

in shaping the power economy

of the Philippines. A registered

electrical engineer with a Master

of Management, he worked his

way up the ranks at government-owned

National Power Corporation (NPC). Earning

the position of Department Manager for the

company’s barge fleet, Edgar was responsible

for the management, supervision, operation

and maintenance of two tugboats and

17 power barges with a combined capacity

of 458 megawatts (MW). »

THE

GAME

HAS

CHANGED

DR AM A TICALLY.”

Interview | INVEST