2-GW LNG power facility rising at Aurora ecozone

Inquirer.net - Oct 28, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — An American company is lining up an initial P9.45-billion investment to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power generation and substation facility in an ecozone in Casiguran, Aurora, which the government hopes to develop into a hub for data centers and defense-related industries. It will be developed by Texas-based ARQ Development Corp. LLC

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