Limay Coal Power Plant Explained

Limay Coal Power Plant
Country:Philippines
Location:Limay, Bataan
Coordinates:14.5199°N 120.6035°W
Owner:SMC Consolidated Power Corporation
Operator:SMC Consolidated Power Corporation
Status:O
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Commissioned:2017
Ps Electrical Capacity:600 MW

The Limay Coal Power Plant is a 600-MW coal-fired power station located in Limay, Bataan, Philippines.

History

Owned and operated by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Consolidated Power Corporation, the first of four units of the Limay Coal Power Plant in the town of Limay in Bataan province was commissioned in May 2017. The last would be commissioned in July 2019.[1]

The coal-fired power station was built after SMC sold the combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant within the same town in 2011. SMC had intended to convert the CCGT facility it purchased in 2009 into a natural gas power plant, but eventually abandoned that plan in favour of constructing a new coal-fired power station on another site.[2] [3]

Since 2017, the power plant's operation has been opposed by environmentalist groups.[4]

Facilities

The Limay Coal Power Plant has four 150-MW units, with the whole complex having a capacity of 600-MW.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Existing Power Plants (Grid-connected) as of December 2021 . Department of Energy . 9 April 2023.
  2. News: Why San Miguel sold Limay power plant . 9 April 2023 . Rappler . 28 December 2011.
  3. News: Remo . Amy R. . SMC ditches $1B power project . 9 April 2023 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 2 October 2011 . en.
  4. News: Esconde . Ernie . Young environmentalists buck coal power plant ops in Bataan . 9 April 2023 . Philippine News Agency . 23 September 2017.