Kyaukse is a 102 MW gas power station in Odisha, Myanmar. It is operated by Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 115k homes (estimated). It ranks #43 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. 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 WRI1061379.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 102 MW, Kyaukse 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
- 0.8% of 12,801 MW across 27 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 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 Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE).
Local climate & thermal context
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 21.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 98% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 14/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~6% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #21 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
- Randia power station · Coal · 100 MW · Odisha
- Duburi Steel power station · Coal · 250 MW · Odisha
- Zawgyi (2) · Hydro · 12 MW · Odisha
- Kalinganagar Maithan power station · Coal · 30 MW · Odisha
- Ambosara · Solar · 80 MW · Odisha
- Barbil Jagannath power station · Coal · 30 MW · Odisha
Location
Coordinates 21.6, 86.213 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kyaukse?
Kyaukse is a 102 MW gas power plant in Odisha, Myanmar, commissioned in 2015.
Who operates Kyaukse?
Kyaukse is operated by Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE).