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Sepalco is a 45 MW solar power plant in the Philippines, operated by Sulu Electric Power and Light Inc. since 2016. Ranked #14 of 63 solar plants in the Philippines. Its 45 MW represents 2.6% of the Philippines' total solar capacity of 1,730 MW. The largest solar plant in the Philippines is Citicore Solar Batangas 1 at 197 MW, making Sepalco 4.4 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are UNIFIED LEYTE (610.2 MW, Geothermal), Malitbog Geothermal Power Plant (232.5 MW, Geothermal), and LEYTE GPP (112.5 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in Leyte Province, approximately 600 km southeast of Manila.

Capacity
45 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Sulu Electric Power and Light Inc.
Location
11.1210°, 124.9723°

Philippines, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 101. largest of 223 plants in Philippines
  • #14,638 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,192 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.13% of the installed capacity of Philippines
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sulu Electric Power and Light Inc. operates 1 plants totalling 45 MW

Regional density

5 plants within 100 km, 986 MW combined

Nearest plant: UNIFIED LEYTE (34.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 11.121000, 124.972300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sepalco is a solar power plant producing approximately 71 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Philippines
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

PhilippinesEnergy Profile

223
Total Plants
35.8 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasHydroOil
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