La Union power station — Philippines

La Union power station is a 1,128 MW gas power station in Ilocos, Philippines. It ranks #15 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 17.3% 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 GOGPT_launion_philip.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,128 MW, La Union power station is well above the median gas plant in Philippines (650 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #11 largest gas power plant of 29 in Philippines by capacity.

Philippines has 29 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 29,154 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• BAKUN · Hydro · 70 MW · Ilocos
• BAUANG DPP · Oil · 235.2 MW · Ilocos
• AMBUKLAO · Hydro · 105 MW · Cordillera
• BINGA · Hydro · 140 MW · Cordillera
• Sual power station · Coal · 1,294 MW · Ilocos
• SAN ROQUE · Hydro · 435 MW · Ilocos

Location

Coordinates 16.835881, 120.342465 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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