Tongonan Geothermal Field

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Tongonan Geothermal Field is a major geothermal energy production area in Leyte, Philippines, known for supplying a significant portion of the country’s renewable power.

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instanceOf geothermal field
geothermal power production area
containsFacility Kangasangan and related well pads
Mahanagdong geothermal power plant
Malitbog geothermal power plant
Tongonan I geothermal power plant
Tongonan II geothermal power plant
Upper Mahiao geothermal power plant
contributesTo Philippines’ status as one of the world’s top geothermal power producers
conversionTechnology steam turbines
country Philippines
countryRankByCapacity one of the largest geothermal fields in the Philippines
countrySubdivision Province of Leyte
developmentStatus fully developed geothermal field with multiple power plants
energyForm steam
energyPolicyRole key asset in Philippine renewable energy targets
energySourceType geothermal energy
environmentalRole low-carbon electricity generation
exploitationMethod flash steam power plants
steam production from geothermal wells
formerOperator Philippine National Oil Company – Energy Development Corporation
geologicalSetting associated with Philippine Fault system
volcanic-tectonic environment
globalRankByCapacity among large geothermal developments worldwide
gridConnection transmission lines to the Visayas grid
heatSourceType magmatic
locatedIn Eastern Visayas
Leyte
locatedInCountry Republic of the Philippines
linked to: Philippines
locatedInMunicipality Kananga, Leyte
Ormoc, Leyte
locatedOnIsland Leyte Island
linked to: Leyte
nearCity Ormoc City
Tacloban City
linked to: Tacloban
operator Energy Development Corporation
ownershipType commercial geothermal concession
partOf Philippine geothermal energy sector
powerGenerationType renewable energy
region Region VIII
regulatoryJurisdiction Philippine Department of Energy
resourceType high-enthalpy geothermal reservoir
servesArea Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
servesGrid Visayas grid
significance major source of geothermal power in the Philippines
supplies a significant portion of the Philippines’ renewable power
usedFor baseload power supply
electricity generation

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Ormoc hasGeothermalField Tongonan Geothermal Field
Kananga near Leyte geothermal production field
linked to: Tongonan Geothermal Field