The first power plant outside of Japan with Mitsubishi Advanced Gas Turbine M501G began commercial operation at Ilijan, Philippines on May 31, 2002. The Ilijan Project has successfully achieved the guaranteed performance levels, and was handed over to the Owner, KEILCO (KEPCO Ilijan Corporation), which is a subsidiary of KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation), Mirant, Kyusyu Electric Power Co., Inc. and Mitsubishi Corporation.

After taken over by KEILCO, the Ilijan Power Plant is continuously operating at full load without problem.

This Project, located at Ilijan, Batangas (South of Luzon Island), with the total output of 1,251MW, will provide power for Philippine grid to fill the need of electricity.

MHI supplied the total power train equipment including four (4) M501G Gas Turbines and two (2) Steam Turbines. The M501G is the most advanced gas turbine in the world, which uses steam for the cooling of combustor walls, where cooling air is used in other Gas Turbines.

The first M501G unit started operation in 1997 at the Takasago in-house combined cycle power plant owned and operated by MHI. The unit has been in commercial operation for more than 5 years, selling its output to the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

Both the high availability and reliability record of the M501G has been welcomed by the customer market and making MHI a leader in gas turbine technology.

More and more M501G Gas Turbine Power Plants are scheduled to put into commercial operation in the US starting this year.