Concepcion power station

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Concepcion power station is an operating power station of at least 135-megawatts (MW) in Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Concepcion power station	Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines	11.187582, 123.120721 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 11.187582, 123.120721

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Emergency/Backup
Unit 1	Operating	coal: unknown	135	subcritical	2016	False
Unit 2	Construction	coal: unknown	135	subcritical	2030 (planned)	False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Palm Concepcion Power Corp [100%]	unknown [80.0%]; Palm Thermal Consolidated Holdings Corp [20.0%]
Unit 2	Palm Concepcion Power Corp [100%]	unknown [80.0%]; Palm Thermal Consolidated Holdings Corp [20.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): domestic/imported

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Background

Palm Concepcion Power Corporation, a subsidiary of real estate company A Brown Company, is currently building a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total planned capacity of 270 MW in Oloilo Province.

In September 2012, the EPC Contract was awarded to NLSC, a consortium of The First Northeast Electric Power Engineering Co. (NEPC), Liaoning Electric Power Design Institute and Shenyang Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd.

Ground was broken on Unit 1 in July 2013, and on Unit 2 in September 2014.

The power station would use circulating fluidized bed technology.

In July 2013, financing was arranged for Unit 1, with US$138 million loans from Asia United Bank and China Banking Corporation and US$92 million loan from BDO Unibank Inc., for the first unit.

In March 2014, Palm Concepcion signed a construction (EPC) contract with Frey-Fil Corporation for construction of the plant's coal unloading dock.

Ayala Corporation was formerly a 40% owner of the project, but sold its share in May 2013 to A Brown Company.

Unit 1 began operating in August 2016. The unit was inaugurated by Pres. Duterte in November 2016.

Unit 2 began construction in late 2016. Test commissioning was planned for March 2018, and the start of commercial operations was planned for December 2018. As of March 2019 the target commissioning date for Unit 2 was some time in 2019, according the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE). In August 2019 the target commissioning date for Unit 2 was moved back to December 2021 by the DOE. The DOE's list of Initiated power projects for Visayas for December 2020 gives a commissioning date of 2024 for Unit 2.

As of 2016, Unit 2 was expected to cost P12 billion, or around $250 million. Financing was expected to come 70% from loans and 30% from internally generated funds.

The DOE's list of Initiated power projects for Visayas for October 2021 gives a commissioning date of March 2024 for Unit 2. July 2022 DOE documents said December 2024. February 2023 documents said March 2025.

As of May 2023, the planned date of commission for Unit 2 was still listed as March 2025. By November 2023, the target operation date of Unit 2 had been pushed back to June 2026.

In May 2024, the DOE's most recent update (March 2024) maintained that Unit 2 would begin operation in June 2026.

As of June 2025, the DOE's most recent update listed the target commercial operation date of Unit 2 as June 2028. The attached note stated: "The project was not able to secure long-term contracts due to the unavailability of viable CSP and still volatile nature of insurance premiums brought by the ongoing moratorium in coal".

As of May 2026, Unit 2 was slated for commercial operation in December 2030.

Impacts of Covid-19

In February 2020 the plant blocked eight Chinese workers from returning from China due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Staffing of the plant's existing unit and construction of Unit 2 have also been reduced.

Health effects

On October 29, 2017 several residents of Iloilo City got sick after being exposed to an outflow of fly ash from Unit 1 as its chambers were being cleaned.

Financing

Unit 1: US$138 million from Asia United Bank and China Banking Corporation, US$92 million construction loan from BDO Unibank in 2013.

Unit 2 (Proposed): As of 2016, Unit 2 was expected to cost P12 billion, or around $250 million. Financing was expected to come 70% from loans and 30% from internally generated funds. In September 2025, A Brown reported that ABCEI’s board had approved the sale of its 20% equity stake in Palm Concepcion Power Corp. as part of its energy-asset consolidation and capital-raising strategy, but no financial close, lender group, or debt financing agreement for Unit 2 was identified.

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