Samalaju Combined Cycle power plant — Malaysia

Samalaju Combined Cycle power plant is a 1,000 MW gas power station in Sarawak, Malaysia. It ranks #21 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_samalajucombinedcycle_malays.

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 1,000 MW, Samalaju Combined Cycle power plant is well above the median gas plant in Malaysia (650 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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 #14 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

• TG. Kidurong · Gas · 192 MW · Sarawak
• Miri combined cycle power station · Gas · 500 MW · Sarawak
• MIRI · Gas · 104 MW · Sarawak
• Mukah Coal power station · Coal · 270 MW · Sarawak
• Balingian New power station · Coal · 900 MW · Sarawak
• Mukah West power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Sarawak

Location

Coordinates 3.53764, 113.31502 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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