Tagkawayan Power Station
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Tagkawayan Power Station is a power station in Awasan, Tagkawayan, Luzon, Philippines with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as Quezon Coal Fired Thermal Plant Project.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tagkawayan Power Station | Awasan, Tagkawayan, Luzon, Philippines | 14.037274, 122.308258 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announced[1][2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 1200[1] | combined cycle[1] | not found | 2028 (planned)[3] |
| Unit 1 | Cancelled | coal: unknown | 1200 | unknown | – | 2024 |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc [100%] | Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc [100%] | Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The project was issued a Certificate of Endorsement (COE) by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) on Jan. 19, 2017.[5] In August 2018 the sponsor Orion Pacific Prime Energy submitted a Ceritificate of Registration with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), and was in talks with Meralco for a Power Service Agreement (PSA).[6] The project will cost an estimated US$2.1 billion.[6] In March 2019 the DOE described the project as 1,200 MW.[7]
On October 27, 2020 the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) imposed a moratorium on the construction of new or "greenfield" coal-fired power plants, meaning those which have yet to begin construction.[8] In November 2020 DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi clarified that projects listed as "indicative" by the DOE would still be considered and might still be developed.[9]
As of May 2021, there had been no updates on the project, and it appears to be shelved. A news report from February 2021 also lists the project as shelved.[10] The Tagkawayan Power Station was not listed in the December 2020 Philippines DOE report on initiated power projects.[11][12] Given the moratorium on new coal projects, it is unlikely that the Tagkawayan power station will be built.
As of April 2023, no further progress on the apparently shelved Tagkawayan plant had been publicly documented. The project continues to be absent from the DoE's listed power projects (committed and indicative). [13] [14]
As of May 2023, the project was presumed cancelled after having seen no progress since its shelving in May 2021.
Plans Replaced by Gas-Fired Power Station (2022)
In December 2022, a natural gas-fired power plant of the same capacity (1,200 MW) and ownership (Orion Pacific Prime Energy Incorporated) was listed by the DOE as an initiated power project near the same location of the proposed coal plant.[15] A list of 2022 DOE power projects also shows that a previously granted order (2017) for the proposed coal plant had been amended for the gas-fired plant.[16]
Local opposition
In November 2021, residents, citizen groups and the national Philippine Movement for Climate came together on a call to formally oppose the potential development on the project. They requested that the government make Tagkawayan a 'renewable energy municipality'. At this point, the power station was still labelled as "ongoing review". The group argued that the label should be changed to "discontinued" and that no further fossil fuel projects should be developed in the region.[17]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230506161101/http://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/electric_power/06_Luzon%20Indicative%20-%202023-03-31.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230126184348/https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/electric_power/annex-a_coe-to-ngcp-clearance-to-undertake-sis-december-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231004133700/https://www.doe.gov.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/electric_power/private_sector_initiated_power_projects/06_Luzon-Indicative-July-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329075258/https://www.energy.com.ph/2023/03/27/edc-gets-clearance-to-conduct-system-impact-study-on-6-wind-power-projects/. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS AS OF DECEMBER 2017, Philippine Department of Energy, 31 Dec. 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 2018, Philippine Department of Energy, 30 Sep. 2017
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS AS OF MARCH 2019 (LUZON), Philippine Department of Energy, 31 Mar., 2019
- ↑ Jordeene B. Lagare, DoE issues ban on new coal plants, Manila Times, Oct. 28, 2020
- ↑ Philippines mulls ban on greenfield coal-fired plants, IJ Global, Nov. 5, 2020
- ↑ Myrna M. Velasco, Kingstone coal plant project is not in ‘indicative’ list, according to DOE, Manila Bulletin, Feb. 17, 2021
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, Dec. 31, 2020
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) INDICATIVE, Philippine Department of Energy, Dec. 31, 2020
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, April 17, 2023
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) INDICATIVE, Philippine Department of Energy, April 17, 2023
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) INDICATIVE, Philippine Department of Energy, December 31, 2022
- ↑ List of Generation Projects issued with Clearance to Undertake System Impact (SIS), Philippine Department of Energy, Jan-Dec., 2022
- ↑ Tagkawayan ideklarang ‘renewable energy municipality’, Remate On-line, Nov. 4, 2021
Additional data
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