Sual Power Station

Sual Power Station
Country	Philippines
Location	Sual, Pangasinan
Coordinates	16°07′30″N 120°06′02″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1999
Owner	TeaM Energy
Operator	San Miguel Energy Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1,218 MW
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Sual Power Station is a 1,200-MW coal-fired power station located near Lingayen Gulf in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines.

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 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 220 m (720 ft).[5][6]

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 April 19, 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 January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
3. "Press release - Construction of Pangasinan's Sual Int'l Seaport in full swing". Pangasinan Municipality. Municipality of Pangasinan. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
4. "Port information - Sual port" (PDF). www.macorship.com. Macor Ship Agency. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
5. Santillo, Brigden (July 2000). "Heavy metal and metalloid content of fly ash collected from the Sual, Mauban and Masinloc coal-fired power plants in the Philippines, 2002" (PDF). Greenpeace Research Laboratories: 3. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "Sual Power Station". Team Energy. Retrieved April 14, 2021.