Pulau Bunting power station is a 1,600 MW gas power station in Kedah, Malaysia. It ranks #10 of 82 Malaysia power plants by installed capacity. 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 GOGPT_pulaubunting_malays.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,600 MW, Pulau Bunting power station is well above the median gas plant in Malaysia (650 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #5 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
- Kedah (THB Power) power station · Gas · 2,600 MW · Kedah
- Kedah Project power station · Gas · 1,150 MW · Kedah
- Gelugor · Gas · 310 MW · Penang
- Prai Power · Gas · 350 MW · Penang
- TNB Prai · Gas · 1,071 MW · Penang
- Kulim power station · Gas · 310 MW · Kedah
Location
Coordinates 5.801111, 100.37298 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Pulau Bunting power station?
Pulau Bunting power station is a 1,600 MW gas power plant in Kedah, Malaysia, Pre Construction 2029.