Iligan Diesel power plant — Philippines

Iligan Diesel power plant is a 113.4 MW oil power station in Lligan City, Philippines. It is operated by Mapalad Power Corp [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 85k homes (estimated). It ranks #91 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 0.8% 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 GOGPT_iligandiesel_philip.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408096; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 113.4 MW, Iligan Diesel power plant is well above the median oil plant in Philippines (59 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

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

Key facts

Share of Philippines oil capacity

2.9% of 3,976 MW across 28 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

6 of 14 dated oil plants in Philippines are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest oil plants in Philippines

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Mapalad Power Corp [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 8.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #9 largest oil power plant of 28 in Philippines by capacity.

Philippines has 28 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 3,976 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• 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
• AGUS 4 · Hydro · 158.1 MW · Northern Mindanao
• AGUS 2 · Hydro · 180 MW · Soccsksargen
• AGUS 1 · Hydro · 80 MW · Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Location

Coordinates 8.327663, 124.255275 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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