United Pulp & Paper power station

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United Pulp & Paper power station is an operating power station of at least 30-megawatts (MW) in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. It is also known as UPP power station; Calumpit Mill.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
United Pulp & Paper power station	Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines	14.895346, 120.771672 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 14.895346, 120.771672

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - unknown, bioenergy - unknown, bioenergy - paper mill wastes	30	circulating fluidized bed	1998	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	United Pulp & Paper Co Inc (UPPC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
• Captive industry: Power

Background

The plant powers the United Pulp & Paper mill in Calumpit, Bulacan.

A 2010 news article reported that the plant co-fired coal via a "circulating fluidized bed boiler utilizing coal, waste paper sludge, and bio-fuels like corn cob and straw dust."

Proposed Expansion

In July 2019, the Philippine Environmental Management Bureau posted a notice of a public hearing for a proposed 25 MW coal-fired expansion unit at the pulp and paper mill's power station. However, no further news of the expansion was available, nor was the expansion listed in the Department of Energy's list of existing power plants as of November 2023.

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Additional data

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