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Yangon Amata Smart City power station

Gas power plant in Yangon, Myanmar. Approximate location 17.002855, 96.301238.

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Yangon Amata Smart City power station is a 600 MW gas power station in Yangon, Myanmar. It is operated by PTT Exploration and Production PCL [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 676k homes (estimated). It ranks #17 of 69 Myanmar power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 46.1% of Myanmar's electricity; the national grid averages 503 gCO₂/kWh (47.9% low-carbon) (2024).

600MW installed capacity
675,771homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityYangon Amata Smart City power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryMyanmar · Yangon GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates17.002855, 96.301238 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity600 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerPTT Exploration and Production PCL [100%] GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions946,080 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#17 / 69 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#7 / 27 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.48× · 172.2 MW · n=27 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent675,771 calculated
Environmental severityC4 · 42/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
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 GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 600 MW, Yangon Amata Smart City power station is well above the median gas plant in Myanmar (172.2 MW). 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Myanmar

Danson Bay power station: 4,000 MW4kDanson Bay…Mee Laung Gyaing power station: 1,390 MW1kMee Laung …Thilawa (Sumitomo) power station: 1,250 MW1kThilawa (S…Kanbauk power station: 1,230 MW1kKanbauk po…Myeik Township power station: 610 MW610Myeik Town…Kyaiklat power station: 600 MW600Kyaiklat p…Yangon Amata Smart City power station: 600 MW600Yangon Ama…Dawei power station: 450 MW450Dawei powe…

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

Owner

Operated by PTT Exploration and Production PCL [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 17.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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
5.8°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 #7 largest gas power plant of 27 in Myanmar by capacity.

Myanmar has 27 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 12,801 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 17.002855, 96.301238 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Yangon Amata Smart City power station?

Yangon Amata Smart City power station is a 600 MW gas power plant in Yangon, Myanmar.

How many homes can Yangon Amata Smart City power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 675,771 homes (estimated).

Who operates Yangon Amata Smart City power station?

Yangon Amata Smart City power station is operated by PTT Exploration and Production PCL [100%].

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