Sual Power Station | |
Country: | Philippines |
Location: | Sual, Pangasinan |
Coordinates: | 16.125°N 120.1006°W |
Owner: | TeaM Energy |
Operator: | San Miguel Energy Corporation |
Status: | O |
Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,218 MW |
Commissioned: | 1999 |
Sual Power Station is a 1,200-MW coal-fired power station located near Lingayen Gulf in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines.
The coal-fired power station is owned by Team Energy, a company established as a joint venture between Marubeni Corporation and Tokyo Electric Power Corporation. San Miguel Energy Corporation is the independent power producer administrator (IPPA) of the facility since 2009.[1]
Development started when Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Hopewell Holdings, bid and won a $900mn BOOT tender for a 1,000-MW power station at Sual. Site preparation began in 1995 and construction started in February 1996. It was made operational in 1999 and full power generation was commenced in 2007.[2]
Due to the presence of the coal power plant, Sual port was established close to the power plant in 2012.[3] Sual Port a large port for the cargo of coal, and among the largest and most important coal discharge ports of The Philippines. It can accommodate ships with a maximum draft of 13.3 metres and a maximum LOA (Length overall) of 225 metres.[4] Its Flue-gas stack has a height of 220m (720feet).[5] [6]