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Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station

Oil power plant in Navotas City, Philippines. Approximate location 14.636265, 120.949956.

OilNavotas CityPhilippinesEngine

Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station is a 57.2 MW oil power plant in Navotas City, Philippines. It is operated by Therma Mobile Inc [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 43k homes (estimated). It ranks #121 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).

57.2MW installed capacity
42,949homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_mobile6bunkerfireddies_philip.

Data status

Known data

FacilityMobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryPhilippines · Navotas City GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates14.636265, 120.949956 GEM-GOGPT
FuelOil GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity57.2 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408102; operating plant capacity
OwnerTherma Mobile Inc [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions112,741 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#121 / 186 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#16 / 28 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.97× · 59 MW · n=28 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent42,949 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 · L100000408102; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 57.2 MW, Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station is around 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.

Capacity vs largest oil plants in Philippines

MALAYA: 650 MW650MALAYALIMAY CCGT: 620 MW620LIMAY CCGTBataan power station: 540 MW540Bataan pow…Millennium Gas Turbine Power Plant: 442 MW442Millennium…Therma Mobile, Inc. (TMO) power station: 242 MW242Therma Mob…BAUANG DPP: 235 MW235BAUANG DPPSubic diesel power station: 120 MW120Subic dies…SUBIC DPP: 116 MW116SUBIC DPP

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

Owner

Operated by Therma Mobile Inc [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 14.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
3.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
82 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #16 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.

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Location

Coordinates 14.636265, 120.949956 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station?

Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station is a 57.2 MW oil power plant in Navotas City, Philippines.

How many homes can Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 42,949 homes (estimated).

Who operates Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station?

Mobile 6 bunker-fired diesel power station is operated by Therma Mobile Inc [100%].

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