Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant

Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant
Country Philippines
Location Ilijan, Batangas City
Status Operational
Construction began March 1999
Commission date July 2000
Construction cost est. US$ 700 Million[1]
Operator(s) KEPCO Ilijan Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural Gas
Secondary fuel Distillate oil No.2
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 1200 MW
Website
http://www.kepcophilippines.com/

Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant is a dual-fuel power station in Ilijan, Batangas City. It is primarily a natural gas plant and uses distillate oil as a secondary back-up fuel source. With the nameplate capacity of 1200 MW, it is the largest natural gas facility in the Philippines. The plant is designed to draw natural gas from the Malampaya gas field.[2]

The plant is the first power facility in the country to use the 500 kV switchyard system and reverse osmosis system.[2] The Ilijan plant's construction began in March 1999 and was commissioned in June 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Philippines:Ilijan / Gas combined cycle IPP". Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Our Assets - Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant". Kepco Philippines. Retrieved 30 April 2015.