Sariaya power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Philippinescoal}}Sariaya power station is a proposed coal-fired plant in Sariaya, Quezon province, Luzon Island, Philippines.
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Location
The map below shows the approximate proposed site of the plant in Sariaya, Quezon province, Luzon Island.
Background on Plant
The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) approved the proposed plant for a grid impact study (GIS) in October 2016.[1] The plant would be built within the barangays of San Roque, Castanas, and Talata Aplaya.[2] In January 2019 the Quezon Provincial Legislative Board voted to approve the plant as part of a package of developments that include a feedmill, a cement-grinding plant, port facilities and a tank farm.[3] Despite this vote the project had not progressed in more than two years since a grid study was approved in October 2016, and it appears to be shelved.
Public opposition
In February 2017 the fisherfolk rights group Pamalakaya-Pilipinas stated its opposition to the project and noted that it would displace or disrupt the lives of 15,000 local residents.[4] In April 2018 the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMJC) organized a protest of the plant with residents of San Roque, Castanas, and Talata Aplaya, and members of the Roman Catholic Church.[2] In January 2019 protestors accused members of the Quezon Provincial Legislative Board of accepting bribes of between P1 million and P2 million from San Miguel Corporation to support the project.[3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: SMC Global Power
- Parent company: San Miguel Corporation
- Location: Sariaya, Quezon, Luzon Island, Philippines
- Coordinates: 13.9147376, 121.572078 (approximate)
- Status: Shelved
- Gross Capacity: 600 MW
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References
- ↑ PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATED POWER PROJECTS (LUZON) COMMITTED, Philippine Department of Energy, 31 Aug., 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Climate Justice Group and Sariaya communities oppose the construction of San Miguel Corporation 600 MW coal-fired facility, Human Rights Online Philippines, May 1, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oppositors accuse Quezon dads of receiving bribes from San Miguel Corporation, Journal online, Jan. 29, 2019
- ↑ Fisherfolk hits proposed power-plant project in Sariaya, Pamalakaya-Pilipinas, Feb. 1, 2017
