Hydroelectric Power Plants in the Philippines

There are many hydro electric power plants in the Philippines dispersedly located in the various areas in the countrysides of Luzon Visayas and Mindanao. Almost all of the large hydro electric plants, which ranged from over 50 MW, are connected to the main transmission grid, while most of small (10 MW to 50 MW) and mini (101 kW to 10 MW) hydro plants are embedded to the local distribution system.

Below is a list of hydroelectric plants in the Philippines. Almost all of the large hydro plants are completely enumerated while some mini-hydro plants are not yet listed;

Plant Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Current Owner	Date Commissioned	Remarks
Large Hydro
Luzon
Ambuklao	Benguet	75	SN-Aboitiz Power	1956	decomissioned
Angat	Bulacan	246	NPC	1967 - 1993	Dam Type
Bakun	Ilocos Sur	70	Luzon Hydro Corp	2001	Run - off / NPC-IPP
Binga	Benguet	100	SN-Aboitiz Power	1960	Dam Type
Casecnan	Nueva Ecija	140	CalEnergy	2001	Run - off / NPC-IPP
Kalayaan	Laguna	684.6	Jpower & Sumitomo	1982 / 2002-2004	Pump Storage/NPC-IPP
Magat	Isabela	360	SN-Aboitiz Power	1983	Dam type
Pantabangan	Nueva Ecija	100	First Gen Hydro Power Corp	1977	Dam Type
San Roque	Pangasinan	340	Marubeni/Sithe	2003	Dam type / NPC-IPP
Mindanao
Agus 1	Lanao del Sur	80	NPC	1992-94
Agus 2	Lanao del Sur	180	NPC	1979
Agus 4	Lanao del Norte	158.1	NPC	1985
Agus 5	Iligan City	55	NPC	1985
Agus 6	Iligan City	200	NPC	1953-77
Agus 7	Iligan City	54	NPC	1982-83
Pulangi IV	Bukidnon	255	NPC	1985-86	Dam Type

Small Hydro/Minihydro
Luzon
Caliraya	Laguna	22.6	Jpower & Sumitomo	1942-50/ 2002	NPC - IPP
Botocan	Laguna	20.8	Jpower & Sumitomo	1946-48/ 2003	NPC - IPP
Masiway	Nueva Eciya	12	First Gen Hydro Power Corp	1980	Dam Type
Baligatan	Isabela	6	NIA	1987	Feeding from Magat
Barit	Camarines Sur	1.8	People's Energy Services	1957
Palakpakin	Laguna	0.56	Philpodeco	1933-38
Balugbog	Laguna	0.55	Philpodeco	1933-38
Cawayan	Sorsogon	0.4	Sorsogon Electric Cooperative II	2002
Kalibato	Laguna	0.075	Philpodeco	1933-38
Magat A	Isabela	1.44	ISELCO	1984	Run-off river
Magat B	Isabela	1.08	ISELCO	1985	Run-off river

Visayas
Loboc	Bohol	1.2	Sta. Clara International Corporation	1957-67
Amlan	Negros Oriental	0.8	NPC	1962
Mindanao
Bubunawan	Bukidnon	7	Bubunawan Power Company	2001	offtaker: CEPALCO
Talomo	Davao City	3.5	Hydro Electric Development Corp	1998
Agusan	Bukidnon	1.6	First Gen Bukidnon Power Corp	1957	Run-off

Plant Name Location Capacity
(MW) Current Owner Date Commissioned Remarks

Large Hydro

Luzon

Ambuklao Benguet 75 SN-Aboitiz Power 1956 decomissioned

Angat Bulacan 246 NPC 1967 - 1993 Dam Type

Bakun Ilocos Sur 70 Luzon Hydro Corp 2001 Run - off / NPC-IPP

Binga Benguet 100 SN-Aboitiz Power 1960 Dam Type

Casecnan Nueva Ecija 140 CalEnergy 2001 Run - off / NPC-IPP

Kalayaan Laguna 684.6 Jpower & Sumitomo 1982 / 2002-2004 Pump Storage/NPC-IPP

Magat Isabela 360 SN-Aboitiz Power 1983 Dam type

Pantabangan Nueva Ecija 100 First Gen Hydro Power Corp 1977 Dam Type

San Roque Pangasinan 340 Marubeni/Sithe 2003 Dam type / NPC-IPP

Mindanao

Agus 1 Lanao del Sur 80 NPC 1992-94

Agus 2 Lanao del Sur 180 NPC 1979

Agus 4 Lanao del Norte 158.1 NPC 1985

Agus 5 Iligan City 55 NPC 1985

Agus 6 Iligan City 200 NPC 1953-77

Agus 7 Iligan City 54 NPC 1982-83

Pulangi IV Bukidnon 255 NPC 1985-86 Dam Type

Small Hydro/Minihydro

Luzon

Caliraya Laguna 22.6 Jpower & Sumitomo 1942-50/ 2002 NPC - IPP

Botocan Laguna 20.8 Jpower & Sumitomo 1946-48/ 2003 NPC - IPP

Masiway Nueva Eciya 12 First Gen Hydro Power Corp 1980 Dam Type

Baligatan Isabela 6 NIA 1987 Feeding from Magat

Barit Camarines Sur 1.8 People's Energy Services 1957

Palakpakin Laguna 0.56 Philpodeco 1933-38

Balugbog Laguna 0.55 Philpodeco 1933-38

Cawayan Sorsogon 0.4 Sorsogon Electric Cooperative II 2002

Kalibato Laguna 0.075 Philpodeco 1933-38

Magat A Isabela 1.44 ISELCO 1984 Run-off river

Magat B Isabela 1.08 ISELCO 1985 Run-off river

Visayas

Loboc Bohol 1.2 Sta. Clara International Corporation 1957-67

Amlan Negros Oriental 0.8 NPC 1962

Mindanao

Bubunawan Bukidnon 7 Bubunawan Power Company 2001 offtaker: CEPALCO

Talomo Davao City 3.5 Hydro Electric Development Corp 1998

Agusan Bukidnon 1.6 First Gen Bukidnon Power Corp 1957 Run-off

Category Filed in: Hydro, Mini-hydro, Power Plants in the Philippines, Small and Large Hydro
Local date: May, 2013

raymond e

Ambuklao Power Plant is a "DANGEROUS" place to work because it has a 90 degree angle of the penstock.

jcmiras

I cannot confirm whether the penstock angle is 90 degree's or not but whatever it is, the so called "danger" can be solved by proper engineering construction technique.