MMR

Ywama — 70 MW Natural Gas

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Ywama is a 70 MW gas power plant located in Myanmar. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Nepal Electricity Authority

Operator

Location
16.90, 96.09

Coordinates

Insights

#15
largest in %s
#3,528
largest %s worldwide
#11,700
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
15
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Nepal Electricity Authority
Country
MMR
Coordinates
16.900, 96.089

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
135,790 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4.1M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

29,520
cars / year
18,105
homes / year
6.2M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Ywama is a 70.3 MW gas power plant in Myanmar, commissioned in 2014.

Ranked #6 of 12 gas plants in Myanmar, it represents 6.72% of the country’s total gas capacity of 1,047 MW. The largest gas plant in Myanmar is Ngam Tae at 230 MW, making Ywama 3.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Ahlone (154.2 MW, Gas), Hlawga (154.2 MW, Gas), and Thakayta (92 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Yangon Region, approximately 20 km from Yangon city.

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