Kyaukse (PowerGen) power plant — Myanmar

Kyaukse (PowerGen) power plant is a 144.8 MW gas power station in Mandalay, Myanmar. It is operated by PowerGen Kyaukse Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 163k homes (estimated). It ranks #38 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 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_kyauksepowergen_myanma.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408087; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 144.8 MW, Kyaukse (PowerGen) power plant is below the median gas plant in Myanmar (172.2 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

Key facts

Share of Myanmar gas capacity

1.1% of 12,801 MW across 27 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

11 of 20 dated gas plants in Myanmar are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Myanmar

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by PowerGen Kyaukse Co Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #17 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

• Yeywa · Hydro · 790 MW · Mandalay
• Kalewa power station · Coal · 540 MW · Mandalay
• Kinda · Hydro · 56 MW · Sagain
• Zawgyi (1) · Hydro · 18 MW · Mandalay
• Sedawgyi · Hydro · 25 MW · Mandalay
• Mandalay power station · Coal · 500 MW · Mandalay

Location

Coordinates 21.667691, 96.152935 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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