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Stellar power station — Philippines

Gas power plant in Calabarzon, Philippines. Approximate location 13.743004, 121.060776.

GasCalabarzonPhilippinesOCGT

Stellar power station is a 1,250 MW gas power station in Calabarzon, Philippines. It is operated by Ingrid3 Power Corp [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes (estimated). It ranks #6 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).

1,250MW installed capacity
1,407,857homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityStellar power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryPhilippines · Calabarzon GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates13.743004, 121.060776 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity1,250 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerIngrid3 Power Corp [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyOCGT GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,971,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#6 / 186 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#5 / 29 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.92× · 650 MW · n=29 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,407,857 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 41/100 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

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 1,250 MW, Stellar power station is well above the median gas plant in Philippines (650 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Key facts

Share of Philippines gas capacity
4.3% of 29,154 MW across 29 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 gas plants in Philippines

Navotas LNG power station: 6,492 MW6kNavotas LN…Atimonan power station: 2,560 MW3kAtimonan p…Santa Maria Batangas power station: 1,260 MW1kSanta Mari…ILIJAN: 1,251 MW1kILIJANStellar power station: 1,250 MW1kStellar po…Energies PH Quezon power station: 1,200 MW1kEnergies P…Mariveles LNG power station: 1,200 MW1kMariveles …Quezon Combined Cycle Power Plant: 1,200 MW1kQuezon Com…

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

Owner

Operated by Ingrid3 Power Corp [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.7°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

This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
3.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
83 kmdistance to coast

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 #5 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

Location

Coordinates 13.743004, 121.060776 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Stellar power station?

Stellar power station is a 1,250 MW gas power plant in Calabarzon, Philippines.

Who operates Stellar power station?

Stellar power station is operated by Ingrid3 Power Corp [100%].

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