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Unnamed Malaysia coal projects

Coal power plant in Sarawak, Malaysia. Approximate location 1.88, 111.58.

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Unnamed Malaysia coal projects is a 2,800 MW coal power station in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is operated by to be determined [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 82 Malaysia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 44.6% of Malaysia's electricity; the national grid averages 602 gCO₂/kWh (20.7% low-carbon) (2025).

2,800MW installed capacity
3,504,000homes powered (est.)
2031Announced

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_unnamedmalaysiacoalp_malay.

Data status

Known data

FacilityUnnamed Malaysia coal projects GEM-coal
CountryMalaysia · Sarawak GEM-coal
Coordinates1.88, 111.58 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity2,800 MW GEM GCPT; source record
Ownerto be determined [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2031 GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions12,264,000 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#3 / 82 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 / 12 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.00× · 1,400 MW · n=12 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent3,504,000 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,800 MW, Unnamed Malaysia coal projects is well above the median coal plant in Malaysia (1,400 MW). 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Malaysia

Manjung power station: 4,100 MW4kManjung po…Tanjung Bin power station: 3,100 MW3kTanjung Bi…Unnamed Malaysia coal projects: 2,800 MW3kUnnamed Ma…Sultan Aziz power station: 2,164 MW2kSultan Azi…Tg. Bin Energy: 2,100 MW2kTg. Bin En…Jimah power station: 1,400 MW1kJimah powe…Mukah West power station: 1,200 MW1kMukah West…Balingian New power station: 900 MW900Balingian …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by to be determined [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 1.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
1.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
55 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #3 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

Location

Coordinates 1.88, 111.58 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Unnamed Malaysia coal projects?

Unnamed Malaysia coal projects is a 2,800 MW coal power plant in Sarawak, Malaysia, Announced 2031.

How many homes can Unnamed Malaysia coal projects power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 3,504,000 homes (estimated).

Who operates Unnamed Malaysia coal projects?

Unnamed Malaysia coal projects is operated by to be determined [100%].

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