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Power Plants in Philippines

The Philippines has 489 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 7th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 72 operating and 415 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 25.5 GW across 72 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Navotas LNG power station (6.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are First Gen Visayas Energy Inc (27), Envision Energy Philippines Corp (12) and Airstream Renewables Corp (11) — First Gen Visayas Energy Inc alone is named on 6% of them. Half of Philippines's power plants in service predate 2006 (median commissioning year of the 72 with a known date), 23 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Agus 6 hydroelectric plant, dating from 1953. 415 are in the pipeline, led by Navotas LNG power station (6.5 GW), proposed. They account for 82% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Philippines.

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489
Power Plant in Philippines
#7
of 155 countries
25.5 GW
Operating capacity
415
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Philippines

Who owns Philippines's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2006 · oldest Agus 6 hydroelectric plant (1953) · newest Batangas Combined Cycle power plant (2025) · 72 of 489 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Philippines?
OverWatts maps 489 power plants in Philippines — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 7th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Philippines?
Navotas LNG power station, at 6.5 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Philippines's power plants have?
About 25.5 GW operating across 72 plants, with a further 180 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Philippines?
First Gen Visayas Energy Inc is named as owner or operator on the most — 27 of 489 (6%). Next are Envision Energy Philippines Corp (12), Airstream Renewables Corp (11) and Energy Development CORP (EDC) (10).
How old are Philippines's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2006, across the 72 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Agus 6 hydroelectric plant (1953); 23 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Philippines?
415 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Navotas LNG power station (6.5 GW), Terra solar farm (Philippines) (4.0 GW) and Negros Oriental Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Project (3.4 GW).

Other asset classes in Philippines

Cement Plant 27Grid Storage 21LNG Terminal 14Pipeline 12Iron & Steel Plant 10Coal / Uranium Mine 8Iron Ore Mine 6Interconnector 2Oil & Gas Field 2Chemical Plant 2Refinery 1Storage / Tank Farm 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335Mexico 311