Calaca Thermal Power Plant

Background
The Calaca power station is a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned by DMCI Holdings Inc. of
the Consunji Group in Calaca, the Philippines.[1] Units 1 and 2 of the plant, each 300 MW, were commissioned in
1984 and 1995 respectively.[2] DMCI bought the plant from the Philippine government in July 2009 for $361 million.[3]

Expansion
DMCI Power Corp. plans to expand the power station in three phases. [4] Expansion Phase I, consisting of two 150-
MW units, is under construction. Expansion Phase II, still under development, was initially planned as two additional
150-MW units; it was later changed to a single 350-MW unit, then to two single-unit 350-MW additional phases.[5]
In February 2012, Consunji Groups Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp., the wholly-owned subsidiary of
Semirara Mining Corp., signed an P11.5-billion loan agreement with three local banks to finance Phase I of the
expansion.[4] Construction on Phase I began in May 2012, with completion originally scheduled for November 2014
for Unit 3, and February 2015 for Unit 4.[6] CNEEC is the primary construction contractor on Phase I.[5] In October
2014, DMCI announced that the completion of Unit 3 would be delayed for six months.[3][7] In March 2015, Consunji
announced that Unit 3 would be brought online in April 2015, and Unit 4 in June 2015. [8]
As of August 2013, financing discussions for Expansion Phase II were ongoing. The target completion date for Phase
II is 2016-17.[6] In May 2014, DMCI announced that Phase II would be switched from two 150-MW units to a single
350-MW unit. The expansion is slated to cost P20 billion ($450 million), with a 70-30% loan-equity split.[5] Later in
2014, an additional 350-MW Phase III was announced, with no planned completion date.[3]
At least 600 Chinese workers were found to be working illegally at the Phase I construction site in August 2014, after
a raid by a government joint task force.[9]
In July 2016 DMCI Holdings entered a 50-50 joint venture with Manila Electric to build the 700 MW phases II and III
(units 5-6) of the expansion.[10]

Mine disaster
An accident in July 2015 at the Semirara coal mine operations killed nine workers. [11]

Project Details for Expansion Phases I-III, Units 3-6

Sponsor: SEM-Calaca Power Corp
Parent company: DMCI Holdings Inc. (with 50% Manila Electric for units 5-6)
Location: San Rafael Barangay, Calaca District, Batangas Province, Philippines
Coordinates: 13.93263, 120.78969 (exact)
Status: Operating (Phase I Unit 3, March 2015; Phase I Unit 4, June 2015) [11]; Pre-permit development (Phase II
Unit 5, Phase III Unit 6)
Gross capacity: 1,000 MW (Units 3 & 4: 150 MW; Units 5 & 6: 350 MW)
Type: Subcritical[2]
Projected in service: 2017-18 (Unit 5); unknown (Unit 6)
Coal type: Subbituminous
Coal source:
Source of financing: Phase I: Henry Sy-owned Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands of
the Ayala Group and China Banking Corp., also owned by the Sy Group. BDO Capital and Investments Corp. [4]