Mindanao Steag power station

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Mindanao Steag power station is an operating power station of at least 232-megawatts (MW) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mindanao Steag power station	Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines	8.5725, 124.7573 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 8.5725, 124.7573

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal: bituminous	116	subcritical	2006	2027 (planned)
Unit 2	operating	coal: bituminous	116	subcritical	2006	2027 (planned)
Unit 3	cancelled	coal: bituminous	150	subcritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	STEAG State Power Inc [100%]	Aboitiz Power Corp [69.4%]; Asterion Industrial Partners SA [15.0%]; La Filipina Uy Gongco Corp [15.0%]
Unit 2	STEAG State Power Inc [100%]	Aboitiz Power Corp [69.4%]; Asterion Industrial Partners SA [15.0%]; La Filipina Uy Gongco Corp [15.0%]
Unit 3	STEAG State Power Inc [100%]	Aboitiz Power Corp [69.4%]; Asterion Industrial Partners SA [15.0%]; La Filipina Uy Gongco Corp [15.0%]

Background

The Mindanao Steag power station is a 232-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in the Phividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva in the Philippines.

According to the government-approved Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Accelerating Coal Transition (ACT) Program Investment Plan of 2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was planning to help facilitate the early retirement of the power station which was the only remaining "government owned coal asset in the Philippines" at the time. An exact planned retirement date was not provided.

In June 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy was seeking to use the newly approved CIF funds to retire Mindanao Steag power station by 2027. The funding would facilitate the retirement and repurposing of up to 900 MW of coal capacity. Reporting in July and August 2024 suggested that the power station may alternatively be retired in 2026 or 2028.

150 MW expansion

In 2010, the following report described a planned expansion of the facility:

AboitizPower Corp. and its partners in STEAG State Power Inc., operator of the 232 megawatt coal plant at the Phiividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental have decided to develop a third unit of about 150 MW capacity adjacent to the existing facility. Partners Evonik Steag GmbH of Essen, Germany, La Fiipina Uy Gongco Corp. and AboitizPower agreed to keep their shareholdings in the same proportions of 51 percent, 15 percent, and 34 percent, respectively, in the new company that created for the additional capacity. STEAG State Power sells its output to the National Power Corp., but the new venture will sell electricity under long-term sales agreements to utilities or industries.

The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) August 2013 status report on power projects did not mention the project. Apparently, the project has been cancelled. A February 2015 article on the repair of the plant's existing two units did not mention the expansion.

Shift in Ownership

In October 2022, STEAG sold a majority of their shares in STEAG State Power Inc., the owner and operator of Mindanao Steag power station. The buyer was Aboitiz Power Corp., a company that owned and co-owned various other coal plants in the Philippines. STEAG will remain a minor shareholder until 2031 at the latest, but the Group cited that decarbonization of assets was the reason for the sale. An additional 15% of shares were owned by La Filipina Uy Gongco Corp.

In February 2024, Aboitz Power bought STEAG GmbH's remaining 15.6% stake in the power station, lifting its share of the project to 85%.

Opposition

In November 2024, displaced fisherfolk marked World Fisheries Day with a flotilla protesting the impacts of the Mindanao Steag power station and the nearby Misamis Oriental power station. The protestors called for an end to fossil fuel use and the restoration of their traditional fishing livelihoods.

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Additional data

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