Mariveles Power Plant

The Mariveles Power Plant is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station on the Bataan Peninsula, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, owned by GNPower. Chinese and Philippine entities, Sithe Global and Denham Capital Management, provided funding for the project. The station went online in March 2013.

GNPower plans to expand the power station by an additional 600 MW by 2018, for a total 1200 MW.

Location
The aerial photo below shows the location of the project site according to Wikimapia.

Description
Chinese and Philippine entities, Sithe Global and Denham Capital Management, provided funding for the project. The project consists of two 300 MW units using subcritical boilers. In December 2012, Philippines conglomerate Ayala Corporation acquired a 17.1 percent state in the project for $155 million.

Project Details for 600 MW Expansion
Sponsor: GNPower Mariveles Coal Plant Ltd. Co Location: Mariveles, Luzon, Philippines Coordinates: 14.424599, 120.540992 (exact) Status: Nameplate capacity: Unit 1: 300 MW; Unit 2: 300 MW Type: Subcritical Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing: Sithe Global and Denham Capital Management

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