Panay power station
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Panay power station is an operating power station of at least 314-megawatts (MW) in Ingore, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines. It is also known as Iloilo City Pedc power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Panay power station | Ingore, Iloilo, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines | 10.72444, 122.59582 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 10.72444, 122.59582
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal: unknown | 82 | subcritical | 2010 |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal: unknown | 82 | subcritical | 2011 |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal: unknown | 150 | CFB | 2016 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Panay Energy Development Corp [100%] | Manila Electric Co [89.3%] |
| Unit 2 | Panay Energy Development Corp [100%] | Manila Electric Co [89.3%] |
| Unit 3 | Panay Energy Development Corp [100%] | Manila Electric Co [89.3%] |
Background on Units 1 & 2
The first two units, each 82 MW, of the Panay power station were completed in 2010 and 2011. The facility is owned by Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corp of GT Capital Holdings, in Iloilo City, the Philippines. The plant was completed in 2010-11.[1]
Financing for unit 3
2015: US$246.33 million in loans was provided by First Metro Investment Corporation, Bank of the Philippine Islands, China Banking Corporation, Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company, Philippine National Bank and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. US$89.59 million in equity was provided by Global Business Power Corp.[2]
In 2017, the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice lodged a formal complaint against the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its involvement in Philippine coal-fired power stations. The complaint alleged that the IFC had funded these projects through its financial support to Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). The Panay power station was one of 11 power stations for which the IFC's involvement was found to be sufficient to trigger the IFC's internal accountability process.[3]
Meralco Acquisition
In December of 2020, Meralco PowerGen Corp. announced that it had purchased full ownership of Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), the parent company of Panay Energy Development Corporation, for P34.466 billion (approx. 720 million USD). Meralco paid that sum to acquire an 86% stake in the company; Meralco already owned a 14% stake in GBPC. Meralco said the purchase price would be paid in installments: 60 percent at closing, 20 percent six months after and the remaining 20 percent after 18 months.[4]
Environmental Impact
In August 2017 the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that it would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) to monitor the health of people living near the plant, some of whom were reportedly suffering from scabies and lung diseases.[5]
Outages and impact on grid
In May 2024, an analysis by the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development found that coal- and gas-fired power plants were the leading cause of blackouts in the Philippines between 2019 and 2023. Over half of the forced outages in that time period were attributable to coal plants. Of the eight most unreliable plants, six were coal plants: Calaca power station, San Buenaventura power station, Masinloc power station, Limay power station, Panay power station, and Pagbilao power station. These power stations each had at least 10 incidents of forced outages. The amount of outages was not consistent with age; Masinloc power station Unit 3, which had only been operating for three years, was reportedly offline for 118 days.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Coal-Fired Power Plants in the Philippines," Industcards, accessed Jan 2016
- ↑ "Preview of Panay Island Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion (150MW) | Transaction | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ CAO ASSESSMENT REPORT Regarding Concerns in Relation to IFC’s Investment in Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) – 01 (#30235, #32853, #34115, #37489) in the Philippines, IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, April 2019
- ↑ Alena Mae S. Flores, Meralco says sale price of GBPC is fair, reasonable, Manila Standard, Dec. 28, 2020
- ↑ Coal plants in Iloilo emit toxic pollutants?, IMT News, Aug. 21, 2017
- ↑ Can’t Take The Heat?: Examining the Philippines’ Perennial Power Outages Problem caused by Fossil Fuels, Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development, May 13, 2024
Additional data
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