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Power plants in Myanmar

A directory of 35 power plants in Myanmar with a combined installed capacity of 3,987 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

35power plants
3,987MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Myanmar)

Hydro: 20 plants20HydroGas: 12 plants12GasCoal: 2 plants2CoalSolar: 1 plants1Solar

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Myanmar electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

503gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
47.9%low-carbon electricity
47.9%renewables
52.1%fossil fuels
Gas: 46 % of electricity46GasHydro: 46 % of electricity46HydroCoal: 6 % of electricity6CoalBioenergy: 1 % of electricity1BioenergyOil: 1 % of electricity1OilSolar: 1 % of electricity1Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Myanmar

#PlantFuelMW
1YeywaHydro790
2Shweli (1)Hydro600
3PaunglaungHydro280
4Tarpein-1Hydro240
5Ngam TaeGas230
6Baluchaung BHP (2)Hydro168
7AhloneGas154
8HlawgaGas154
9TigyitCoal120
10KyaukseGas102
11ThakaytaGas92
12ShwegyinHydro75
13MoneHydro75
14Kyee ON Kyee WaHydro74
15YwamaGas70
16Phyu CreekHydro65
17KunHydro60
18KindaHydro56
19ShwedaungGas55
20KyunchaungGas54

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Hydro (20)Gas (12)