Sual Power Station


Sual Power Station is a 1,200-MW coal-fired power station located near the Lingayen Gulf in Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Ownership and administration

The coal-fired power station is owned by Team Energy, a company established as a joint venture between Marubeni Corporation and Tokyo Electric Power Corporation. San Miguel Energy Corporation is the independent power producer administrator of the facility since 2009.

Background

Development started when Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Hopewell Holdings, bid and won a $900mn BOOT tender for a 1,000-MW power station at Sual. Site preparation began in 1995 and construction started in February 1996. It was made operational in 1996 and full power generation was commenced in 2007.
Due to the presence of the coal power plant, Sual port was established close to the power plant in 2012. Sual Port a large port for the cargo of coal, and among the largest and most important coal discharge ports of The Philippines. Sual port is located close to Sual power plant, and caters mainly to the thermal power plant. It can accommodate ships with a maximum draft of 13.3 metres and a maximum LOA of 225 metres.