Malamyine is a 45 MW coal power plant in Mon, Myanmar. It is operated by Pacific Link Cement. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #56 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2017, it is around 9 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 5.5% 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 WRI1061380.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 45 MW, Malamyine is below the median coal plant in Myanmar (500 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Myanmar coal capacity
- 0.3% of 17,010 MW across 21 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 7 dated coal plants in Myanmar is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Myanmar
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Pacific Link Cement.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #19 largest coal power plant of 21 in Myanmar by capacity.
Myanmar has 21 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 17,010 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mawlamyaing · Gas · 12 MW · Mon
- Ngam Tae · Gas · 230 MW · Mon
- Mawlamyine Cement power station · Coal · 40 MW · Mon State
- Myainggalay Cement power station · Coal · 30 MW · Kayin State
- Hpa-an power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · Kayin State
- Thaton · Gas · 119 MW · Mon
Location
Coordinates 16.5, 97.662 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Malamyine?
Malamyine is a 45 MW coal power plant in Mon, Myanmar, commissioned in 2017.
Who operates Malamyine?
Malamyine is operated by Pacific Link Cement.