Mee Laung Gyaing power station — Myanmar

Mee Laung Gyaing power station is a 1,390 MW gas power station in Ayeyarwady, Myanmar. It ranks #5 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. 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_meelaunggyaing_myanma.

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 1,390 MW, Mee Laung Gyaing power station is well above the median gas plant in Myanmar (172.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — 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 #2 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

• Danson Bay power station · Gas · 4,000 MW · Ayeyarwady
• Nga Yoke Kaung power station · Coal · 300 MW · Ayeyarwady
• Pathein power station · Coal · 660 MW · Ayeyarwady
• Myanaung · Gas · 34.7 MW · Ayeyarwady

Location

Coordinates 17.098852, 94.477526 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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