Kedah (THB Power) power station — Malaysia

Kedah (THB Power) power station is a 2,600 MW gas power station in Kedah, Malaysia. It ranks #4 of 82 Malaysia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 33.8% of Malaysia's electricity; the national grid averages 602 gCO₂/kWh (20.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_kedahthb_malays.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,600 MW, Kedah (THB Power) power station is well above the median gas plant in Malaysia (650 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #1 largest gas power plant of 42 in Malaysia by capacity.

Malaysia has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 32,464 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Pulau Bunting power station · Gas · 1,600 MW · Kedah
• Kedah Project power station · Gas · 1,150 MW · Kedah
• Kulim power station · Gas · 310 MW · Kedah
• Prai Power · Gas · 350 MW · Penang
• TNB Prai · Gas · 1,071 MW · Penang
• Gelugor · Gas · 310 MW · Penang

Location

Coordinates 5.812172, 100.495477 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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