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CASECNAN (NIA) — Philippines

Hydro power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines. Approximate location 15.8462, 121.1998.

HydroCentral LuzonPhilippinespumped storagePre Construction

CASECNAN (NIA) is a 150 MW hydro power station in Central Luzon, Philippines. It ranks #78 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).

150MW installed capacity
2001Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1001905.

Data status

Known data

FacilityCASECNAN (NIA) WRI
CountryPhilippines · Central Luzon WRI
Coordinates15.8462, 121.1998 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity150 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000603149; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerFresh River Lakes CO LTD (FRLC) WRI
Commissioned2001 WRI
Technologypumped storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#78 / 186 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#9 / 17 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 150 MW · n=17 calculated
Climate25.0°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000603149; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 150 MW, CASECNAN (NIA) is around the median hydro plant in Philippines (150 MW). Technically it is described as pumped 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 #9 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

Location

Coordinates 15.8462, 121.1998 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is CASECNAN (NIA)?

CASECNAN (NIA) is a 150 MW hydro power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines, Pre Construction 2001.

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