Sual Power Station

Sual Power Station is a 1,200-MW coal-fired power station located near the Lingayen Gulf in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Sual Power Station
CountryPhilippines
LocationSual, Pangasinan
Coordinates16°07′30″N 120°06′02″E
StatusOperational
Owner(s)TeaM Energy
Operator(s)San Miguel Energy Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1,218 MW

Ownership and administration

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]

Background

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 1996 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. Sual port is located close to Sual power plant, and caters mainly to the thermal power plant. It can accommodate ships with a maximum draft of 13.3 metres and a maximum LOA (Length overall) of 225 metres.[4]

See also
  • List of power stations in the Philippines
  • List of largest power stations in the world

References
  1. "Sual, Pangasinan Powerplant". SMC Global Power. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "Coal-Fired Power Plants in the Philippines (updated 19 March 2016)". Coal fired plants of the world. Indust cards. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "Press release - Construction of Pangasinan's Sual Int'l Seaport in full swing". Pangasinan Municipality. Municipality of Pangasinan. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Port information - Sual port" (PDF). www.macorship.com. Macor Ship Agency. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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