Mukah Coal power station is a 270 MW coal power station in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is operated by Sarawak Energy Bhd Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 338k homes (estimated). It ranks #45 of 82 Malaysia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 44.6% of Malaysia's electricity; the national grid averages 602 gCO₂/kWh (20.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000277.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103021; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 270 MW, Mukah Coal power station is below the median coal plant in Malaysia (1,400 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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 Malaysia coal capacity
- 1.4% of 18,844 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 10 dated coal plants in Malaysia are 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 Malaysia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Sarawak Energy Bhd Group.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 3.0°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 #11 largest coal power plant of 12 in Malaysia by capacity.
Malaysia has 12 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 18,844 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mukah West power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Sarawak
- Balingian New power station · Coal · 900 MW · Sarawak
- TG. Kidurong · Gas · 192 MW · Sarawak
- Merit Pila power station · Coal · 300 MW · Sarawak
- Samalaju Combined Cycle power plant · Gas · 1,000 MW · Sarawak
- Unnamed Malaysia coal projects · Coal · 2,800 MW · Sarawak
Location
Coordinates 2.9685, 112.3239 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mukah Coal power station?
Mukah Coal power station is a 270 MW coal power plant in Sarawak, Malaysia, commissioned in 2009.
Who operates Mukah Coal power station?
Mukah Coal power station is operated by Sarawak Energy Bhd Group.