7,000 MW installed capacity operational by 2030

A total 7,748 megawatts (MW) of power generated by natural gas-fired plants are scheduled to go online by 2030, the Department of Energy said.
In an agency presentation, the 450-megawatt Vires natural gas plant by Vires Energy in Batangas is among those targeted for commercial operation by March 2026.
The 1,200-megawatt Quezon combined cycle plant in Tagkawayan, Quezon province by Orion Pacific Prime Energy Inc. is also set for a December 2026 opening and another 1,200-megawatt by Quezon Power Philippines Ltd. Co. and its San Francisco combined cycle plant in Mauban, Quezon is similarly seen completed in 2026.
The DOE also said the Pagbilao 4 and 5 combined cycle plant being developed by Therma Subic Inc. in Pagbilao, Quezon province with rated capacity of 1,310-megawatt  is scheduled for completion by November 2028.
The 1,200-megawatt Sisiman liquefied natural gas combined cycle plant by GN Power Ltd. Co. in Mariveles, Bataan is set for commercial operation by December 2028.
The DOE also included the 1,128-megawatt combined cycle gas-fired plant of Global Luzon Energy Development Corp. in Luna, La Union operational in 2030 as well as the 1,260-megawatt Santa Maria natural gas-fired power plant by FirstGen EcoPower Solutions Inc. in Batangas which has no firm target date yet.
As of end-2022, the total on-grid installed capacity of natural gas-fired power plants in the country aggregate 3,732 MW or 13.2 percent of the 28,258 MW total installed on-grid capacity from all power sources but excluding battery storage and diesel-battery hybrid systems. Its list also include the 1,128 MW combined cycle gas-fired facility of Global Luzon Energy Development Corp. in Luna, La Union for a 2030 opening and the 1,260-megawatt Santa Maria natural gas-fired plant by FirstGen EcoPower Solutions Inc. in Batangas that also has no firm target date as well.
The installed capacity of natural gas-fired plants in the country total 3,732 MW or 13.2 percent of the 28,258 MW total installed capacity in the Philippines from all sources of power excluding battery storage and diesel-battery hybrid systems.