Concepcion power station

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Concepcion power station is an operating power station of at least 135-megawatts (MW) in Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Concepcion power station Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines 11.187582, 123.120721 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 11.187582, 123.120721

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 135 CFB 2016
Unit 2 construction coal: unknown 135 CFB 2026 (planned)[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Palm Concepcion Power Corp [100%] A Brown Co Inc
Unit 2 Palm Concepcion Power Corp [100%] A Brown Co Inc

Background

Palm Concepcion Power Corporation, a subsidiary of real estate company A Brown Company, is currently building a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 270 MW in Oloilo Province.

In September 2012, the EPC Contract was awarded to NLSC, a consortium of The First Northeast Electric Power Engineering Co. (NEPC), Liaoning Electric Power Design Institute and Shenyang Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd.[2]

Ground was broken on Unit 1 in July 2013, and on Unit 2 in September 2014.[3]

The power station would use circulating fluidized bed technology.[4]

In July 2013, financing was arranged for Unit 1, with US$138 million loans from Asia United Bank and China Banking Corporation and US$92 million loan from BDO Unibank Inc., for the first unit.[2]

In March 2014, Palm Concepcion signed a construction (EPC) contract with Frey-Fil Corporation for construction of the plant's coal unloading dock.[5]

Ayala Corporation was formerly a 40% owner of the project, but sold its share in May 2013 to A Brown Company.[6]

Unit 1 began operating in August 2016.[7] The unit was inaugurated by Pres. Duterte in November 2016.[8]

Unit 2 began construction in late 2016. Test commissioning was planned for March 2018, and the start of commercial operations was planned for December 2018.[9] As of March 2019 the target commissioning date for Unit 2 was some time in 2019, according the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE).[10] In August 2019 the target commissioning date for Unit 2 was moved back to December 2021 by the DOE.[11] The DOE's list of Initiated power projects for Visayas for December 2020 gives a commissioning date of 2024 for Unit 2.[12]

As of 2016, Unit 2 was expected to cost P12 billion, or around $250 million. Financing was expected to come 70% from loans and 30% from internally generated funds.[13]

The DOE's list of Initiated power projects for Visayas for October 2021 gives a commissioning date of March 2024 for Unit 2.[14] July 2022 DOE documents said December 2024.[15] February 2023 documents said March 2025.[16]

As of May 2023, the planned date of commission for Unit 2 was still listed as March 2025. By November 2023, the target operation date of Unit 2 had been pushed back to June 2026.[17] In May 2024, the DOE's most recent update (March 2024) maintained that Unit 2 would begin operation in June 2026.[18]

Impacts of Covid-19

In February 2020 the plant blocked eight Chinese workers from returning from China due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[19] Staffing of the plant's existing unit and construction of Unit 2 have also been reduced.[20]

Health effects

On October 29, 2017 several residents of Iloilo City got sick after being exposed to an outflow of fly ash from Unit 1 as its chambers were being cleaned.[21]

Financing

Unit 1: US$138 million from Asia United Bank and China Banking Corporation, US$92 million construction loan from BDO Unibank in 2013.[2]

Unit 2 (Proposed): As of 2016, Unit 2 was expected to cost P12 billion, or around $250 million. Financing was expected to come 70% from loans and 30% from internally generated funds.[13]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/electric_power/02_Visayas%20Committed-sept-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "PCPC – Concepcion Coal Fired Power Plant 270 MW – Philippines". https://www.globaldata.com/. June 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Private Sector Initiated Power Plants: Visayas, Philippines Department of Energy, 30 Sept. 2014.
  4. New power plant project in Iloilo breaks ground, Ayala Corporation press release, 2 Feb. 2013.
  5. Palm Concepcion taps EPC for Iloilo power plant project, Philippine Star, 26 Mar. 2014.
  6. Montealegre, Krista. Ayala group pulls out of Iloilo coal-fired power plant project. InterAksyon, 14 May 2013.
  7. Danessa Rivera, "Palm Concepcion readies start of first 135-MW coal plant unit," The Philippine Star, August 3, 2016
  8. President Duterte inaugurates 135-MW Concepcion Power Plant, Update Philippines, 28 Nov. 2016.
  9. Here are the big impact power projects for 2018, Power Philippines, Jan. 31, 2018
  10. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (VISAYAS) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, Mar. 31, 2019
  11. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (VISAYAS) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, 31 Aug., 2019
  12. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (VISAYAS) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, Dec. 31, 2020
  13. 13.0 13.1 Concepcion phase 2 plant to cost P11-12 billion, Business World, 22 July 2016.
  14. PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (VISAYAS) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, Oct. 31, 2021
  15. VISAYAS COMMITTED POWER PROJECTS, Philippine Department of Energy, Jul. 31, 2021
  16. VISAYAS COMMITTED POWER PROJECTS, Philippine Department of Energy, April 17, 2023
  17. VISAYAS COMMITTED POWER PROJECTS, Philippine DOE, Nov. 20,2023
  18. VISAYAS INDICATIVE POWER PROJECTS, Philippine DOE, May 15, 2024
  19. Iloilo coal-fired plant bars return of 8 Chinese workers, Manila Bulletin, Feb. 4, 2020
  20. Palm Concepcion continues to supply power in Visayas, PhilStar, Apr. 12, 2020
  21. No explosion in Iloilo power plant, residents safe, Manilla Bulletin, 4 Nov 2017

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