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The construction of the dam started in 1975 and was completed in 1982. It is one of the largest dams in the Philippines. It is a multi-purpose dam which is used primarily for irrigating about 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) of agricultural lands, [1] flood control, and power generation through the Magat Hydroelectric Power Plant.
It is also includes hydroelectric power plants; 360 megawatts (480,000 hp) at Magat reservoir, 6,000 kilowatts (8,000 hp) at Baligatan and 2,500 kilowatts (3,400 hp) Magat mini-hydroelectric power plants in Maris main canal.
The San Roque Dam, operated under San Roque Multipurpose Project (SRMP) is a 200-meter-tall, 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) long embankment dam on the Agno River. It is the largest dam in the Philippines and sixteenth largest in the world (see List of largest dams in the world ).
Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in the Philippines" ... Magat Dam; P. Pantabangan Dam; Pulangi Dam; Pulangi River; S.
Hydroelectric power plants in the Philippines (15 P) ... Magat Dam; Molino Dam; P. Pantabangan Dam;
Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed. The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity (22,500 MW), with Baihetan Dam from the same nation in second place with a capacity of (16,000 MW). The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay/Brazil is the third largest with
[3] [5] [6] The company's power generation unit is engaged in operations of solar, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and geothermal facilities. [7] [8] [9] On July 16, 2007, it became a publicly-listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange with an initial public offering of 1.8 billion shares out of 7.2 billion registered common shares. [5] [10]
There are hydroelectric plants of both the conventional dam and run-of-the-river types in the country. Of twenty-nine hydroelectric plants, fourteen are conventional dam and fifteen are run-of-the-river systems. [20] [21] [22] Hydropower accounts for 11.8% of the energy generation and 17-18% of installed capacity in the Philippines. [23] [24] [25]