Kanbauk (UPA) power station is a 200 MW gas power station in Tanintharyi, Myanmar. It ranks #33 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 46.1% of Myanmar's electricity; the national grid averages 503 gCO₂/kWh (47.9% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_kanbaukupa_myanma.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 200 MW, Kanbauk (UPA) power station is well above the median gas plant in Myanmar (172.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #13 largest gas power plant of 27 in Myanmar by capacity.
Myanmar has 27 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 12,801 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kanbauk power station · Gas · 1,230 MW · Tanintharyi
- Dawei power station · Gas · 450 MW · Tanintharyi
- Vajiralongkorn · Hydro · 300 MW · Kanchanaburi
- Inn Din power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · Mon State
- Launglon power station · Coal · 500 MW ·
- Srinagarind · Hydro · 720 MW · Kanchanaburi
Location
Coordinates 14.59421, 98.031202 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kanbauk (UPA) power station?
Kanbauk (UPA) power station is a 200 MW gas power plant in Tanintharyi, Myanmar, Pre Construction 2030.