Tawau LNG power station is a 160 MW gas power station in Sabah, Malaysia. It ranks #50 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_tawaulng_malays.
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
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 160 MW, Tawau LNG power station is below the median gas plant in Malaysia (650 MW). 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 #34 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
- Tawau Power Station (SESB) · Oil · 64 MW · Sabah
- Serudong Power · Oil · 36 MW · Sabah
- PLTMG Pulau Bunyu · Gas · 2 MW · North Kalimantan
- I Skip power station · Coal · 30 MW · East Kalimantan
- Tarakan power station · Coal · 200 MW · East Kalimantan
- PLTG Tarakan · Gas · 23 MW · North Kalimantan
Location
Coordinates 4.41148, 117.69913 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tawau LNG power station?
Tawau LNG power station is a 160 MW gas power plant in Sabah, Malaysia, Pre Construction 2028.