Kyauk Phyu III power station is a 172.2 MW gas power station in Rakhine, Myanmar. It ranks #34 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 years old — recently built. 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_kyaukphyuiii_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 172.2 MW, Kyauk Phyu III power station is around the median gas plant in Myanmar (172.2 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #14 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
- Kyaukphyu (PowerChina) power station · Gas · 135 MW · Rakhine
- Kyaukphyu power station · Coal · 1,320 MW ·
- Mone · Hydro · 75 MW · Magway
Location
Coordinates 19.403493, 93.4987 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kyauk Phyu III power station?
Kyauk Phyu III power station is a 172.2 MW gas power plant in Rakhine, Myanmar, commissioned in 2022.