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Power plants in Myanmar

A directory of 69 power plants in Myanmar with a combined installed capacity of 32,586 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

69power plants
32,586MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Myanmar)

Gas: 27 plants27GasCoal: 21 plants21CoalHydro: 20 plants20HydroSolar: 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
1Danson Bay power stationGas4,000
2Kungyan Gone power stationCoal3,270
3Myeik power stationCoal2,640
4Tanintharyi power stationCoal2,000
5Mee Laung Gyaing power stationGas1,390
6Kyaukphyu power stationCoal1,320
7Hpa-an power stationCoal1,280
8Inn Din power stationCoal1,280
9Thilawa (Sumitomo) power stationGas1,250
10Kanbauk power stationGas1,230
11YeywaHydro790
12Kengtung power stationCoal660
13Pathein power stationCoal660
14Myeik Township power stationGas610
15Shweli (1)Hydro600
16Kyaiklat power stationGas600
17Yangon Amata Smart City power stationGas600
18Bukit Asam minemouth power stationCoal600
19Kalewa power stationCoal540
20Kyauktan power stationCoal500

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Myanmar?

There are 69 power plants in Myanmar in this open dataset, with about 32,586 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Myanmar?

Danson Bay power station is the largest at about 4,000 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Myanmar?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (27 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.

How clean is Myanmar's electricity grid?

Myanmar's grid carbon intensity is about 503 gCO₂/kWh, with 47.9% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).