AGUS 2 — Philippines

AGUS 2 is a 180 MW hydro power station in Soccsksargen, Philippines. It ranks #74 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 10.3% of Philippines's electricity; the national grid averages 588 gCO₂/kWh (23.3% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1001958.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000603136; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 180 MW, AGUS 2 is well above the median hydro plant in Philippines (150 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #7 largest hydro power plant of 17 in Philippines by capacity.

Philippines has 17 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 3,412 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• AGUS 1 · Hydro · 80 MW · Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
• AGUS 4 · Hydro · 158.1 MW · Northern Mindanao
• AGUS 5 · Hydro · 309 MW · Northern Mindanao
• Lanao Kauswagan power station · Coal · 552 MW · Lanao del Norte
• Kauswagan LNG Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 600 MW · Northern Mindanao
• Iligan Diesel power plant · Oil · 113.4 MW · Lligan City

Location

Coordinates 8.0528, 124.2709 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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