LIMAY CCGT — Philippines
Oil power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines. Approximate location 14.5434, 120.5987.
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LIMAY CCGT is a 620 MW oil power station in Central Luzon, Philippines. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 466k homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 186 Philippines power plants by installed capacity. 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 WRI1001884.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 620 MW, LIMAY CCGT is well above the median oil plant in Philippines (59 MW). 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
- 15.6% of 3,976 MW across 28 plants in this dataset
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).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #2 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
- Bataan power station · Oil · 540 MW · Bataan
- Panasia Energy power station · Gas · 638 MW · Bataan
- SCPC U1 · Coal · 300 MW · Central Luzon
- Limay power station · Coal · 300 MW · Central Luzon
- Mariveles Solar · Solar · 16 MW · Central Luzon
- Sisiman LNG Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 1,200 MW · Central Luzon
Location
Coordinates 14.5434, 120.5987 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LIMAY CCGT?
LIMAY CCGT is a 620 MW oil power plant in Central Luzon, Philippines.