Pahlawan Power is a 322 MW gas power station in Melaka, Malaysia. It is operated by Pahlawan Power Sdn Bhd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 363k homes (estimated). It ranks #40 of 82 Malaysia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 33.8% 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 WRI1000253.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405307; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 322 MW, Pahlawan Power is below the median gas plant in Malaysia (650 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 Malaysia gas capacity
- 1.0% of 32,464 MW across 42 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 31 dated gas 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 gas plants in Malaysia
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Pahlawan Power Sdn Bhd [100%].
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 rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 2.2°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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~8% 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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), 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 #29 largest gas power plant of 42 in Malaysia by capacity.
Malaysia has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 32,464 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Melaka Refinery power station · Gas · 150 MW · Malacca
- Hijau Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Melaka
- Powertek power station · Gas · 440 MW · Malacca
- Telok Gong 2 power station · Gas · 720 MW · Malacca
- Alor Gajah (Melaka) power station · Gas · 2,242.2 MW · Melaka
- Jasin · Solar · 65 MW · Melaka
Location
Coordinates 2.2238, 102.1519 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Pahlawan Power?
Pahlawan Power is a 322 MW gas power plant in Melaka, Malaysia, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Pahlawan Power?
Pahlawan Power is operated by Pahlawan Power Sdn Bhd [100%].