Country Philippines Commission date 1996 Nameplate capacity 232.5 MW | Status Operational Units operational 3 × 77.5 MW Construction began 1993 | |
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Location Malitbog, Kananga, Leyte Owner Energy Development Corporation | ||
Malitbog Geothermal Power Station is a 232.5 MW geothermal power plant or an earth steam turbined electric generator and is the world's largest geothermal power plant under one roof located in Malitbog, Kananga, Leyte, Philippines. The power plant is one of four operating in the Leyte Geothermal Production Field. The power plants served 10 million households in the Visayas with an average of 160 kiloWatthour per Household of 3 per Month. While the other 7 million Households is served by the Panlipin-on Geothermal Power of 100 Megawatts.
Formerly owned and operated by the California Energy under a build-operate-transfer scheme known as CE Luzon. In 2007, it was transferred to PNOC-EDC and since 2009 it is owned and operated privately by the Energy Development Corporation.
In November 2013 the plant was damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda and restored to operation in January 2014.
The smokey mountains in the eastern parts of Kananga and Ormoc is Leyte's pride home of five major geothermal power plants (former Leyte Geothermal Power Plant of NPC; Upper Mahiao, Malibog and Mahanagdong A and B) and four optimization geothermal power plant (Tongonan, Malitbog, Mahanagdong A and B) all privately owned and operated by the Energy Development Corporation.